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Dell's Sponsorship of a LearningGuide on SearchDataCenter by Dell, Inc. and Intel
Blade servers are popular for virtualization and consolidation projects, but do the increased engineering headaches outweigh the benefits? This expert guide outlines trends, benefits, and drawbacks. Organizations are using blades increasingly for virtualization projects and data center consolidations. But...
Blade Server Performance and Power Consumption Comparisons by Dell, Inc. and Intel
per watt when selecting a dual-socket blade server. Read this white paper to learn how systems from Dell, HP, and IBM stack, using an industry standard benchmark. When selecting a dual-socket blade server, performance per watt is an essential metric to measure performance. This white paper reviews results from a study that tested systems by...
Podcast- Blade Servers and Virtualization: Why Together Now? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
outlines the main drivers for deploying blade servers in a virtual environment and the benefits of using blades in concert with virtualization. Today blade servers and virtualization are complementary technologies whose benefits are mutually reinforced when used together. In this expert webcast, Barb Goldworm, chief analyst and president of Focus Consulting...
Blade Servers and Virtualization: Why Together Now? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
outlines the main drivers for deploying blade servers in a virtual environment and the benefits of using blades in concert with virtualization. Today blade servers and virtualization are complementary technologies whose benefits are mutually reinforced when used together. In this expert webcast, Barb Goldworm, chief analyst and president of Focus Consulting...
Podcast: Why Blades? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
addition, learn how the Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers with Intel Xeon Processors address data center pain points by delivering one of the most manageable, flexible, and energy efficient blade server products on the market. Designed from the ground up to help customers be more efficient with their time, budget, power consumption, data center resources, and...
Why Blades? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
addition, learn how the Dell PowerEdge M-Series blade servers with Intel Xeon Processors address data center pain points by delivering one of the most manageable, flexible, and energy efficient blade server products on the market. Designed from the ground up to help customers be more efficient with their time, budget, power consumption, data center resources, and...
Improving the Out-of-Box Experience of Blade Servers by Dell, Inc. and Intel
The out-of-box experience of blade servers varies drastically-some systems take hours to unpack and assemble; others just 15 minutes. This independent study compares systems from Dell, HP, and IBM. The out-of-box experience of blade servers varies drastically, depending on the system. Some take hours to unpack and assemble, straining...
The Power of POWER in a Blade Server: IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express Blade by IBM
This whitepaper explains why the IBM Blade Center JS22 Express is a desirable blade server for organizations of any size. Learn how companies can save on energy costs while managing growth, complexity and risk. Cut energy costs with the powerful IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express blade.

Built-in virtualization and proven IBM POWER™ technology make the...
Introducing the PowerEdge M805 and PowerEdge M905 Blade Servers by Dell and Microsoft
PowerEdge M805 and PowerEdge M905 fullheight blade servers are designed to deliver outstanding performance in virtualized and database-intensive environments. Dell PowerEdge M805 and PowerEdge M905 fullheight blade servers are designed to deliver outstanding performance in virtualized and database-intensive environments. Combining robust processing power...
IDC: Forecasting Costs for Initial Deployments of Blade Servers by Hewlett-Packard Company
will see lower total cost of ownership with blade server systems. For organizations that are weighing the choice between deploying a large number of servers, total cost of ownership (TCO) analyses favor blade server systems over rack-optimized server systems for reductions in both capital and operating expenses. Blade server systems are all about...
Optimizing Blade Server Capabilities with a Modular Enclosure Architecture by Dell, Inc. and Intel
This white paper explores a modular blade server enclosure that offers comprehensive functionality comparable to standard rack-mounted servers, efficient energy use, upgradable components, and simplified deployment and management. This white paper explores a modular blade server enclosure that offers comprehensive functionality...
Introduction to Blade Servers by Hewlett-Packard Company
This paper compares cost analysis for blade-servers vs. rack-optimized servers for capital expenses, the operating cost of facilities, and the operating cost of management services; it also analyzes cost for both midsize and enterprise organizations. HP BladeSystems are now available for small and large configurations. The new BladeSystem c3000 enclosure...
Simple Ways to Get the Most from Your Blade Environment by Hewlett-Packard Company
to evolving requirements and realties. Blade servers have ushered in a new era in IT reliability and performance. They have helped enterprises reduce capital expenses and also save time, power, cooling, and floor space. They support server virtualization and consolidation initiatives that control cost and enhance flexibility. These are all clear benefits...
Rightsizing Blades for the Midmarket by Hewlett-Packard Company
this white paper examines the requirements for servers, storage, and blade systems in the mid-market and how to apply blades to your data center in a cost effective manner. Blades are one of the fastest-growing segments in the IT industry. Already accounting for nearly 10% of all server shipments, blades are expected to grow to represent more than 25% of server...
Blade Servers & Virtualization: Improve Power & Cooling Efficiency - eGuide with Analyst View by Hewlett-Packard Company
This E-Guide provides tips on using blades and virtualization, details new virtualization product enhancements and offerings and sets the record straight on myths and misconceptions surrounding power, cooling and consolidation. Clearly, power and cooling issues are hot priorities for data centers today, with users looking for help...
Podcast: How to Green Your Data Center from the Server Out by Dell, Inc. and Intel
computing technology from Dell and Intel: blade servers, processors, and fans designed to boost energy efficiency and IT responsiveness.

Watch this webcast or podcast to learn how to increase efficiency in your data center in the following ways:

  • Virtualization: consolidate to increase utilization, reducing space, power, and waste
  • High density computing (Blades
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How to Green your Data Center from the Server Out by Dell, Inc. and Intel
computing technology from Dell and Intel: blade servers, processors, and fans designed to boost energy efficiency and IT responsiveness.

Watch this webcast to learn how to increase efficiency in your data center in the following ways:

  • Virtualization: consolidate to increase utilization, reducing space, power, and waste
  • High density computing (Blades): reduce space
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Blades and Virtualization: What to Think About by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
explains how to combine virtualization and blade servers for the best possible space reduction, resource utilization, and disaster recovery. Energy efficiency is the number one topic among IT managers today; so many organizations are turning to virtualization and blade servers to decrease power and cooling consumption. In this webcast, a leading Gartner...
IT Briefing: Why Blades? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
for reducing the physical space required for servers to do the same workload. Blades also reduce the power and cooling for that infrastructure in an organization's environment. Blades can reduce the complexity in an organization's environment, improve the simplicity of its server infrastructure, and increase the manageability and flexibility of the...
The Ideal Blade Solution to Replace Your Rack Server: IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express Blade by IBM
setup with the IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express blade and BladeCenter S chassis. Discover how it delivers a complete integrated business system. Replace your rack server with the IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express blade.

IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express blade brings the power of mainframes to blades. Coupled with the IBM BladeCenterS chassis, it is ideal for small...
eGuide: Blade Servers Trends by Dell, Inc. and Intel
benefits you'll see from the investment. Which servers provide the level of performance that will meet business needs? How can your server choices affect energy and space constraints for today and in the future? The following tips and articles from the experts at SearchDataCenter.com examine the benefits of consolidation and virtualization on blades...
IT Briefing: Virtualization and Blades: Why Together Now? by Dell, Inc. and Intel
This document describes virtualization and blades and why they are such good implementation partners today, as well as why now is a good time to implement these two technologies separately and together. This document describes virtualization and blades and why they are such good implementation partners today, as well as why it is a good time...
Virtualization for Disaster Recovery by Hewlett-Packard Company
their infrastructure and DR plan with blade servers. The use of server virtualization for your disaster recovery (DR) plan is not a "slam dunk" by any means-it can certainly simplify the DR process, but it also poses its own unique set of challenges. In order to use this technology for a sound DR process, you need to exploit virtualization's hardware...
eGuide: A Guide to Virtualization Ready Servers by Dell and Microsoft
VMware ESX pricetag? Virtualization-ready blade servers? This expert E-Guide from the writers at SearchServerVirtualization.com brings you up-to- date on the latest virtualization developments and explains how they can benefit your IT shop.

Read on to learn about the following:

  • Hyper V's new live migration capabilities
  • New lines of blades and other servers
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Server Blades and Storage by Storage Magazine
Blades offer many advantages over traditional servers, but they create some unique storage and application issues. Many IT shops are moving from traditional rack-mounted servers to blade configurations in hopes of reducing power and floor space requirements in their data centers. But combining blade architectures with server virtualization can cause problems...
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Chilled-water production optimization for data center cooling by Mike Flaherty, Contributor
has increased as well.

Every ton of cooling consumed by servers must be generated by the chilled-water system. Efforts to improve cost should look at both reducing the amount of cooling needed as well as efficiently producing the chilled water.

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Mainframe virtualization improves total cost of ownership on IBM z10 by Wayne Kernochan, Contributor
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With IBM blades and VMware, firm shrinks data center footprint, cost by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
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