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.
So although the term "blade server" is often used when talking about blade technology, the reality is that the servers themselves are just one part of a larger system, sold as a unit and designed to provide businesses with greater density, simplified management, and easy, affordable expansion.
What can blade servers do for you?
Blade server systems can help businesses operate efficiently, grow flexibly, and control costs effectively by delivering a unique combination of benefits that traditional rack-based systems simply can't match. These benefits include:
- Better manageability: So you don't need a squadron of administrators to run your infrastructure
- Easy expansion: So you can bring additional servers on line rapidly-without highly trained IT experts
- Built-in redundancy: So your data is better protected and availability is increased
- High density: So you can store more processing power in a smaller space
- Affordability: So you can preserve more capital for strategic business initiatives
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