Advantages: Compact, lower power requirements Disadvantages: Learning curve for deployment software
I work for a national UK company with 6,000 IT users and have specified and used this model of blade server in several projects (including a large Citrix server deployment) and found it extremely good.
Once I overcame the initial learning curve of the ...
Advantages: Small and Cheap Disadvantages: Cabling can be a bit of a nightmare
I first used the Generation 1 DL360 around 4 years ago, they were somewhat revolutionary as they came in a 1U package, meaning that 42 could be squeezed into a rack. For some reason I think because they are thin but wide and long they got named pizza boxe ...
Advantages: Maximum power, minimal rack space Disadvantages: No external SCSI connector
I recently purchased several of these boxes and they continue to impress. Being only 1U in size, they're ideal when you need lots of servers and space is at a premium.
It's good to get a 1U server that still has hot plug drives. I'm not so keen on th ...
