Whilst many companies have relied on rack-mount servers for years to meet their IT infrastructure needs, today there are many circumstances where a blade server might just be a better server solution. Specifically businesses that face physical space restrictions, IT resource limitations, or budgetary constraints may find that a blade server meets their requirements in a way that rack-mount servers simply can't.
Why? Because a blade server performs the same function as rack servers while adding several compelling advantages for businesses: They require less server space, they use less power, they cost less to operate and they're easier to manage than rack mount servers.
If you have old generation rack servers or a mixed server farm that is causing you server management headaches, a blade solution offers you a ready-for-anything IT infrastructure in a box. A Blade server simplifies administration and reduces operating costs.
If your top priorities are server space, power consumption savings, ease of scalability, cable reduction, hot-swapping, reliability, and redundancy, then buying a BladeSystem is something to consider!
By consolidating and housing multiple servers in a single enclosure, energy costs are significantly reduced which equates to cost savings. Clever technology such as HP Sea of Sensors constantly monitors power and cooling to reduce power consumption by up to 40%.
Cabling becomes wire once to the enclosure and walk away. According to a SearchWinSystems.com article on server technology, enterprises moving to blade servers can experience as much as an 85% reduction in cabling for blade installations over conventional 1U or tower servers.
Highly efficient management is through a single interface to all.
Blades can be configured to support a single or multiple server applications, and shifting these applications to meet particular business demands is a snap.
Virtualisation further reduces footprint costs and creates a myriad of flexibility options.
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