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 datacenters. 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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	Hardware standardization benefits cloud computing, virtualization SearchDataCenter.com | 15 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Hardware standardization can benefit cloud computing and virtualization, and it reduces management issues and hardware costs, but at the risk of vendor lock-in.

	The data center purchasing intentions survey report SearchDataCenter.com | 12 Sep 2008 SPECIAL REPORT - This year's survey outlines trends in server and software purchasing, data center infrastructure and more. This year's survey also includes salary and career info.

	Dell adds new virtualization-ready servers to the mix SearchDataCenter.com | 11 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Dell announced two new blade servers designed for virtualization and also announced support and services for Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, and VMware.

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	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.

	Blades in your data center? 21 Dec 2005 TIP - There are many misconceptions about blades and some truisms that are misunderstood. Expert Carrie Higbie brings you the truth.

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	SearchDataCenter.com Products of the Year 2008 SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Oct 2008 PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR - SearchDataCenter.com invites you to participate in its annual Products of the Year award nomination process. Nominate your favorite product or your company's product.

	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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	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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