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When considering blades, you must think about your entire infrastructure, not just the server or storage. A blade server system is an integrated, consolidated infrastructure that can include compute nodes such as servers or desktops, storage, networking and power, all virtualised and automated through a common management framework.

What is a blade infrastructure?

The term "blade server" is often misused and frequently misunderstood. A blade server is a compact, high-density server that has its own CPU and memory, but that shares networking cables, switches, power and storage with other blade servers in an enclosure designed specifically to house and manage them. The servers, the enclosure, and all the components of the integrated rack work together as a seamless, efficient unit-increasing efficiency and reducing costs by eliminating many of the overlapping resources often required to run stacks of individual rack servers.

Why introduce a Blade infrastructure?

Once in place, the HP BladeSystem becomes a foundation for simplified and efficient planning, growth and administration. The intelligence provided by HP management software and built-in management processors enables the infrastructure to connect and identify the physical resource location and status within the rack. To protect current investments in HP rack-mounted infrastructure and to provide a compatibility with future blade components, the infrastructure leverages the same management tools used to manage your existing HP ProLiant server infrastructure. HP also delivers extensions to these tools that are specific to the BladeSystem environment.

HP Blade Server Build & Configuration Services

Our fully qualified HP systems egineers can build, test & image your Blade Servers before they arrive with you meaning you only have one box to open and no DOA parts to return, this truly is a valuable end to end service for any complex I.T department.

IBM BladeCenter® supports a wide selection of processor technologies and operating systems to allow clients to run all of their diverse work loads inside a single architecture. Reducing complexity, improving systems management, and increasing flexibility while driving down total cost of ownership. The IBM BladeCenter delivers optimal performance for enterprise environments with expanded memory and processor performance. These high-density blade servers feature low-voltage processors for better energy management.

Dell PowerEdge blade servers, feature the latest Intel® Xeon® Quad-Core processors and simplifies I.T by improving application performance, lowering security risks, and easing operational complexity. Dell PowerEdge blades address datacenter server sprawl and complexity by delivering one of the most energy efficient, flexible and manageable blade servers on the market.

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