Blade server trends and advice

MUST READ U.S. Census reins in data center sprawl ARTICLE - The U.S. Census Bureau and an Alexandria, Va.-based project management firm gutted an extremely complex data center and got on board with blade servers. Blades cutting a slightly larger share of server market ARTICLE - Four years after their inception, blade servers may finally be emerging as a viable enterprise-class platform for corporate data centers. State of the blade: Report from the Server Blade Summit ARTICLE - 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 LEARNING GUIDE - 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 TIP - 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.

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	Data center managers plan for power density jumps SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - A survey by the Data Center Users Group finds that data center managers are designing facilities to accommodate twice as much power per rack than they do on average today.

	HP's new server aims for cloud, Web 2.0 apps SearchDataCenter.com | 10 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - HP ProLiant SL server uses standard components, easily swappable compute trays to ease scale-out cloud computing and Web 2.0 deployments.

	Cisco's hopes its Extend Memory technology will boost UCS SearchDataCenter.com | 10 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - Cisco Systems' Extend Memory technology is designed to boost memory capacity at lower cost and entice customers to its Unified Computing System (UCS).

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	Optimizing server energy efficiency 23 Feb 2009 TIP - Learn how to improve server energy efficiency in your data center by optimizing the main components that impact a server's overall power consumption.

	Data center consolidation, virtualization: Ultra-dense server deployments Submitted By: SearchDataCenter.com | 05 Apr 2007 TIP - Combining blade server, virtualization and SAN technologies in the data center leads to ultra-dense server deployments, which can save on hardware costs and power.

	No assembly required: How I lost two days in the data center Submitted By: SearchDataCenter.com | 06 Feb 2007 TIP - Data center manager Kyle Rankin describes the arduous task of assembling and installing his new HP blade servers; the result of not ordering the integration service by accident.

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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 5

	Developing a data center blade server strategy 28 Oct 2008 LEARNING GUIDES - Considering implementing blade servers in your data center? Take a look at the benefits and drawbacks to blade servers.

	Quiz: Blade servers SearchDataCenter.com Editors | 29 Jun 2006 QUIZ - We've created this quiz to test (and refresh!) your blade server knowledge. Think you know it all? There's only one way to find out...!

	Liquid cooling 19 Jun 2006 LEARNING GUIDES - Energy bills making your data center hot under the collar? Liquid cooling may be the answer you're looking for.

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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 6

	Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 22 Oct 2007 WORD - The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 is a switch designed for the Hewlett-Packard (HP) BladeSystem c-Class of blade servers. The 3020 is scalable to accommodate anticipated network growth. It incorporates advanced security ...

	cook-off test 27 Aug 2006 WORD - A cook-off test is a controlled experiment conducted to determine if or how soon a component, device or system will malfunction because of internally generated heat. If heat-related problems occur, steps must be taken to ...

	server blade 31 Oct 2005 WORD - A server blade is a thin, modular electronic circuit board containing one, two, or more microprocessors and memory, that is intended for a single, dedicated application (such as serving Web pages) and that can be easily ...

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