Alex Herrera

Herrera on Hardware: You know that the deskside form factor is the familiar mainstay of the CAD workstation world — but do you know why?

Herrera on Hardware: With so many types of workstation models on the market today — and new arrivals appearing all the time — it’s best to start by sorting out the categories and learning what differentiates them.

Herrera on Hardware: At NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference in March, the graphics processing unit (GPU) developer announced “real-time ray tracing” — but is it? And what does this development portend?

Herrera on Hardware: In a changing CPU market, which brands and models should you should consider for your next CAD workstation?

Herrera on Hardware: The differentiating metrics and decision criteria are shifting as market players and technologies change.

Herrera on Hardware: They may arise infrequently, but the consequences of small memory errors can be huge. How can you reduce the chance of errors — and should you bother?

Herrera on Hardware: An analysis of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper illustrates why a workstation CPU is not a one-size-fits-all proposition.

Herrera on Hardware: Some Xeon users might willingly pay more for the advanced features of Windows 10 Pro for Workstations. But what if you don’t need those features — and you don’t have a choice?

Herrera on Hardware: After a rise and fall a decade ago, AMD now looks to Zen as the means to get back into the workstation CPU business. Will the company be successful and put the pressure on Intel? It’s looking that way, but the deal’s not done.

Herrera on Hardware: With virtual workstations, the infrastructure between the client and the cloud can make or break the user experience.