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Dell hones slimmer blades
News Dell's new strategy in blades is one equals one and a half. The new blades are designed largely to better balance the functionality, density and price premium on blades, he said. Some of the early, extremely dense blades, which allowed PC makers to...
[June 30, 2004, 9:35]
CIOs unconvinced about blades
News Chief information officers are still adopting a 'wait and see' attitude to blade servers, with many reluctant to face the cost of integrating blades into their existing systems, a new study reveals. The biggest issue for the deployment of blades...
[February 16, 2005, 13:05]
CIOs unconvinced about blades
Talkback There are no compatibility standard for blade servers. You cannot plug an HP blade module into IBM chassis, and vice versa. So you will be locked-in one vendor's strategy. This is what most CIOs don't want to do.
[February 16, 2005, 15:45]
Liquid cooling returns in Egenera blades
Talkback I remember the fun 80s and 90s when Computer Engineers who had only just got rid of the common "mechanic" tag, had to start checking the coolant level on the mainframe processors. And did we take the mick.
[January 24, 2006, 12:15]
IBM's new blades remain on the cutting edge
Talkback I have heard about called NEXCOM and they were the first company to deliver the first HPC (High Power Computing) solution. Again they are the only company to offer both a Dual Xeon and a Dual Opteron Solution in a 4U Chassis.
[October 12, 2004, 12:25]
PCs turn to PC blades to improve reliability
Talkback PC Blade used for Centralizing the CPU, Centralizing the resources. It prevents the hardware theft. It saves valuable space on desk. It improves the file security. For more information you can visit (http://www.clearcube.com/controller/pc_blade.php)
[May 22, 2006, 10:38]
HP wants to change desktops into blades
News Blades "lower manageability costs," said Bob Sutherland, an analyst at Technology Business Research. Bladed desktop systems seek to combine the benefits of centrally managed computing systems with the familiarity of PCs.
[May 6, 2003, 9:10]
N+I: Web traffic company wants to make 'the BIOS of blades'
News But this cannot happen without software to manage the traffic flowing between those servers, according to F5, a company which is anticipating deals with HP, Compaq and RLX, the three companies already shipping blades, as well as Fujitsu and Dell...
[May 8, 2002, 7:31]
IBM promotes virtualisation on blades
News IBM will bundle a six-month evaluation version of VMware's ESX Server product and other software with its blade servers, the companies plan to announce on Wednesday. The software lets a single server run multiple operating systems simultaneously in...
[March 23, 2005, 14:20]
Blades and business review
Reviews Blades modularise the server. The advantages of blades are manifold. Blades also occupy less space: you can almost double the density of servers in a rack with a blade chassis, largely because the common elements, such as power supply, connectivity...
[June 5, 2007, 7:58]
Liquid cooling returns in Egenera blades
News Blade server pioneer Egenera plans to announce on Tuesday its third-generation product, the BladeFrame EX, along with a partnership to keep the systems cool. The BladeFrame EX, like its predecessors, is a rack with as many as 24 individual blade...
[January 24, 2006, 8:25]
Understanding the Performance Impact of Non-Blocking Vs. Blocking InfiniBand Cluster Configurations on Dell M-Series Blades
White Papers This paper showed the impact of blocking factor on the performance of various applications run on Dell PowerEdge blade chassis. The results show a significant impact on the performance of an application that is highly communication intensive.
[August 7, 2009, 1:20]
Dell EMC CX4 and Dell PowerEdge Blades: For Oracle and Microsoft Exchange Environments
White Papers Next generation Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays bring new levels of performance, flexibility, and resource utilization to enterprise-class storage. Features such as virtual provisioning, enterprise flash drives, and customizable network interconnects...
[August 7, 2009, 1:20]
Community College of Baltimore County Budget Goes Further With VMware Software on Blades Servers
White Papers The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) spans five campuses, offering a broad range of courses to a culturally diverse student body. The need for efficiency was the driving factor behind CCBC's recent implementation of VMware ESX Server...
[July 12, 2005, 0:00]
Video: Sun says its blades are sharper
News John Fowler, Sun's executive vice president of systems, made his case that the new generation of Sun blade servers can now truly outdo rack servers. He made his pitch on Wednesday to analysts and reporters in Washington, DC.
[June 8, 2007, 15:33]
The Big Picture: HP Blade Videos - How Blades Help You Tackle Big Problems
White Papers The presenter of this webcast talks about the HP BladeSystem. It shows how the HP BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 provide a unique approach to meeting the needs of big and small datacenters.
[November 14, 2007, 0:01]
Accelerating IT Consolidation with Blades and SANs
White Papers HP has helped thousands of corporations successfully consolidate IT operations. This Webcast offers a review of HP's IT Consolidation solutions. Attend to learn how these solutions can be applied to meet your business needs.
[August 18, 2005, 6:00]
Improve the Economics of Blades Servers Using VMware Software
White Papers Blade technology offers many benefits, but if your blade servers aren’t fully optimized, your data center’s precious infrastructure resources are likely being wasted. This white paper explains how blade consolidation and networking virtualization...
[December 18, 2004, 2:00]
Why Shorty Doesn't Short: HP Blades: Overview of the New HP BladeSystem C3000
White Papers The presenter of this webcast talks about HP BladeSystem. It shows how the BladeSystem c3000 packs features for larger systems into a new solution for small sites, SMB & midsize customers.
[November 14, 2007, 0:01]
DELL EMC CX4 AND DELL POWEREDGE™ BLADES
White Papers Next generation Dell/EMC CX4 storage arrays bring new levels of performance, flexibility, and resource utilization to enterprise-class storage. Features such as virtual provisioning, enterprise flash drives, and customizable network interconnects...
[July 15, 2009, 11:27]
