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Blade server News

12 March 2009

Cisco to launch blade server next week

By Matt Hamblen, Computerworld (US)

Cisco is set to reveal details of its "unified computing" initiative said to include a blade server code-named California. Read more...

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Rick Maltby - NE IOT System x Brand Sales Leader, IBM UK
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Blade server Blog Entries

05 March 2009

The flashing blade

By Maxwell Cooter

How important are blade servers to adopting virtualisation? Read more...

Blade server Insight

30 January 2009

Cisco and HP gear up for battle in data centre

By Jim Duffy, Network World (US)

Cisco's foray into the server market has been talked about for some months now. What has not been so widely discussed is HP's attack on Cisco's territory with a new range of ProCurve switches - it all adds up to a tasty battle. Read more...

Blade server Briefings

31 October 2007

HP tries to assure OpenVMS users that OS still has a future

By Patrick Thibodeau, Computerworld

HP officials are marking the 30th anniversary of the OpenVMS operating system's introduction by telling users of the software that it still doesn't have an expiration date. Read more...

Blade server Interviews

28 December 2007

Fujitsu Siemens set to move up the server sales charts?

By Manek Dubash, Techworld

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' server marketing manager was in London recently, so we grabbed the opportunity to talk to him about the company's fourth pace in the server sales charts, about blade servers, and FSC's emphasis on green issues -- among other things. Read more...

Blade server Whitepapers

10 August 2007

Implementing Sun Solaris on IBM BladeCenter Servers

By IBM

This IBM Redpaper describes how to install Solaris on supported BladeCenter servers, either natively or with the use of a Solaris Installation Server. Read more...

Blade server Product Reviews

30 October 2007

HP Bladesystem C3000

By Tom Henderson, Rand Dvorak, Network World

  • List price: £11,109 (price as tested)
  • Pros: Comprehensive
  • Cons: Administration tools need unification; number of options available is staggering. Read more...

Blade server How-Tos

06 December 2007

The Tao of managing virtualised servers

By Rick Cook, Computerworld

When properly implemented and managed, virtualisation means cost savings -- for server hardware, support and administration -- as well as easier server deployment and reduced energy consumption. Read more...

Blade server Case Studies

09 May 2008

Water-cooled servers gaining steam

By Jon Brodkin, Network World

Using water to cool servers isn't a new idea, but it is gaining new converts at a time when fears of global warming and rising energy costs are making datacentre operators and server vendors search for ways to increase efficiency. Read more...

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