HP's popular ProLiant line spans the full range of server form factors, from microserver to rack, tower, and blade to its scale-out lines. Find out what's new in these five categories.
What happens in the server market, typically doesn't stay in the server market and often has a direct impact on storage. Savvy storage admins will be keeping an eye on these six server trends.
When it comes to blade servers, x86 is the most frequent architecture of choice. Bladed or not, however, x86 servers are not the perfect tool for every task. Non-x86 blade server options, while limited, fill many of the gaps that their x86 siblings leave.
Blade vendors were given a challenge: Bring a config geared toward
virtualization readiness that included at least 4 blades and either fibre or iSCSI shared storage.
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But the processor is only the beginning of the story, says HP, as it overhauls its high-end servers across the board.
The company has announced integrated support for HP BladeSystem server blades into its Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) operating system.
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HP's latest offering aims to simplify server blade deployments.
HP has long been the market leader when it comes to blade servers, and given the variety of ProLiant BladeSystem options, it's no surprise.
HP Server Snapshot: Out with old, in with new was a running theme for HP's server lines in 2008. The emphasis is now on blades, and a two-in-one 'twin blade' and a virtualization-optimized blades are among the highlights.
IT generalists with minimal storage expertise will find much to like about HP's SB600c Storage Blade.
Incremental upgrades are hardly dramatic, but they are key to keeping up with the feverish pace of technology. HP's addition of quad-core chips to its ProLiant line and dual-core chips to its Integrity line are prime examples of this.
Hewlett-Packard Monday reorganized its server blade portfolio and offered a peek at some new management tools.
