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- A brick server is a compact computer server module without a chassis that can come in various processor, RAM, I/O, and storage configurations and is designed to fit into rack locations similar to those for blade servers.

Like blade servers, brick servers are intended to fit in multiple numbers into a rack that provides a shared backplane. Blade and brick servers allow more servers to be contained in the same floor space than the more conventional pizza box servers with a chassis. The term, used by Dell and others, suggests that a brick server, when available, will be more brick-like in shape than a blade server.

Dell refers to a brick server as a "super-blade server."

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State of the blade: Report from the Server Blade Summit: According to attendees at the Server Blade Summit last week, IT shops are standardizing on single vendor platforms for consolidation. Analysts say IBM is leading the pack.
Learning Guide: Blade Servers: This learning guide will help you navigate the burgeoning field of blade servers: when to buy them, how to cool them, and what to expect as the technology matures.
Heat relief for data centers using blades: As data center managers stew over the heat problem created by blade servers, vendors are pitching new technologies that will make heating issues a thing of the past.
Developing a data center blade server strategy: Considering implementing blade servers in your data center? Take a look at the benefits and drawbacks to blade servers.
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Next generation blade servers: Blade servers continue to become more important and popular in data centers.

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31 Oct 2005

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-	Network Magazine has an article about blade and brick servers called "The next cut."

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