Blade Watch

http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/windows_servers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802678

Gartner on Thursday cut by almost half its worldwide server revenue number for the first quarter and returned IBM (NYSE: IBM) to the position of market leader.

In May, Gartner reported that first-quarter server revenue grew by 4.3%, and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) had toppled IBM from the No. 1 spot. But updated guidance and additional analysis of the data prompted Gartner to lower the increase to 2.5% over the same period a year ago and drop HP to second place.

The debate about market share, about who has the best server is one that is set to continue. That the innovation of the platform, blade or rackmount continues, that the choice of configuration and range of solutions continues is key. More choice, more innovation has to be a good thing for the end user and the industry.  I wonder with the green agenda, with virtualization and consolidation projects, what developments we’ll see both in terms of server innovation, of server management tools, as well as services and solutions of the growth in professional services?

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