Aberdeen Finds Blade Servers Offer New Benefits; New Commodity Design Promises a Better Use of Processing Power.Business Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001 In two new InSights released today, Aberdeen Group Aberdeen Group is a provider of business-related research services. It has its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts and belongs to the Harte-Hanks group. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen's research is used by over 2. , a leading market analysis and positioning services firm, finds that Blade servers A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and (plug-in server cards or possibly disk-less) offer new benefits that promise better control and utilization of processing power, as well as economic relief for information technology (IT) executives. Used as an "edge" solution, first generation blade servers can deliver a 30%-50% cost savings over conventional designs. However, their ultimate usefulness -- and that of following generations -- will depend on how effectively the suppliers and independent software (IS) buyers design their blade server and backend-storage architectures. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dan Tanner The code name for the Xeon version of the Pentium III chip. See Xeon. , Senior Analyst for Storage and Storage Management at Aberdeen Group, "IT management must plan now for blade server installations. Moreover, part of that planning should include an effective, secure, robust, high-performance system storage environment. It is also essential that IT managers have a good grasp of the important principles of storage area networks and SAN virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. ." "Blade servers offer the next leap in density, economy, and rapid and flexible deployment," says Tom Manter, Research Director for Windows Technologies and Industry Standard Architectures. "However, before IT users can realize the full potential of blade servers' value-add, suppliers need to overcome some key administrative limitations." In two new InSights, Aberdeen Group presents illuminating il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. views that examine how these breakthroughs might work. To read the full text of these InSights, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/ab_company/hottopics/blades/blades2.htm http://www.aberdeen.com/ab_company/hottopics/blades/blades1.htm. For more information, please contact Tom Manter at (617) 854-5339 or Dan Tanner at (617) 854-5275. About Aberdeen Since 1988, Aberdeen has been a leader in providing market analysis and positioning services that help business technology suppliers meet the challenge of establishing leadership in fast-changing markets. Aberdeen is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has research divisions in Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , CA; Fort Collins, CO; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aberdeen is accessible via the Web at www.aberdeen.com. |
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