Bladewatch.com

MarketWatch

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sep 16, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –Over the course of five years, Dell blades can help customers reduce energy costs by up to $60,000 when compared with similar solutions(2)

–Energy savings can reduce environmental impacts for customers and the planet

–This is consistent with Dell’s ongoing strategy to eliminate data center inefficiencies through open, capable and affordable IT solutions

Customers in the Virtual Era require technology solutions that provide the right balance of performance, manageability and energy efficiency. Dell today released the findings of a study that demonstrates the company’s PowerEdge M610 blade servers with M1000e enclosure delivers better performance per watt and consumes less energy overall than HP BL460C blade servers with C7000 enclosure and IBM HS22 blade servers with BladeCenter H enclosure(1). Dell’s ultra-efficient blades can consume up to 20 percent less power per blade server than identically-configured competitive offerings(1) and help provide an ideal platform for environmentally conscious IT managers looking to reduce operating costs and the environmental impact of their data centers.

I was doing some reading about energy efficiency in the blade space and came across this article comparing the efficiencies and performance of Dell/IBM and HP servers, it’s an interesting read, as with any of these comparisons, the proof is how they perform in your configuration, in your space and your world, key drivers are building the right configuration in terms of processor, memory and power supplies, as well as looking at the air flow and utilization of the platform.

Key drivers for me in the blade space in terms of importance are:

• Manageability – utilities around systems management, configuration, deployment and support
• Energy efficiency – the concept of performance per watt, or midrange processors, maximum performance at the least marginal cost
• Performance and compatibility with external platforms – ESX, SAN storage, 10GB Ethernet, technologies that I might not need now, but might be considering going forward

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