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Since their introduction more than six years ago, blade servers have evolved from a clever, high-density packaging solution to an integrated platform incorporating server, network, and storage components. The increased capabilities and convenience of the latest blade products have resulted in revenue for the category soaring more than 40% this year, with the total market estimated by IDC to have passed $1 billion this past quarter. Despite their recent popularity, blades still make up less than 10% of the overall market; however, as IT departments consider spending priorities for the next year, many are likely wondering whether blades should be added to their infrastructure mix. While blades offer a number of advantages over conventional rackmount servers, IT experts don’t give them an unqualified recommendation because blades can pose nasty surprises for users who don’t do their homework.

Check out this interesting commentary about blade servers, it mentions the benefits of the blade platform as well as the challenges that users have had. Deploying blade servers requires a degree of due diligence in terms of the power and cooling, as well as an understanding of scaling up your system deployment and management. The debate is set to continue, in the meantime do check out the article.

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