Blade Servers

[Madison Kelly]

teddy mills wrote:
> 
> I have to install about 100 servers into a small space in 5 large blocks 
> of 20 each.
> I thought of using 5 small blocks of BladeServers.
> 
> I would go with IBM, but they sold all their PC sales to Lenova.
> Im not keen on buying IBM right now.
> Then there is Dell, but the're not innovators, just good copiers.
> Then there is the HP. I know HP makes enterprise hardware, but anyone 
> have any good/bad
> experience with Blade Servers?
> 
> What about reliable small form factor PCs? Like shuttle PCs, but even 
> smaller?
> Thats why I like the blades. They occupy the least amount of space.

I may be wrong but didn't IBM only sell their Thinkpad line? I believe 
(though may be wrong) that they still build their own servers.

If I was in a crunch, of the choices available, I would probably go with 
HP/Compaq though IBM, if it is indeed still IBM, would be my first choice.

Madison

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