Blade Watch

HP have released 16 new servers based on the new Intel Xeon 5600 processors, which brings enhanced performance and efficiency, with further optimization for virtualization solutions. They are quoting impressive savings above their previous generation G6 servers, with 27 times improvement in performance per watt, featuring technologies like their HP Power Advisor which can improve energy efficiency by 16 per cent and discuss the sea of the Sensors, their strategy of effectively understanding what the different elements of the server are doing and adjusintg the power and air flow accordingly. It’s always interesting to see how the new servers compare, what new features both around the hardware, and the management software have been improved.

I’m off to read up more, it’s interesting to note that the new servers comprise of their blade and rack servers, very cool.

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