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Blades are the future...

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 ...

urgetosplurge 03.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of HP ProLiant BL20p G2

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Fancy a Pizza Anyone

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 ...

grovej 31.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of HP ProLiant DL360 G3

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HP ProLiant DL360G3

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 ...

mdallen 12.03.2005 · Read full review
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Review of HP ProLiant DL360 G3

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The x445

Advantages: Reliable, fast, robust
Disadvantages: A bit heavy... but doesn't matter once it's in the rack

...I have recently installed a couple of the IBM x445 servers at work, and as I've been generally impressed with the way they've performed, thought I'd share my findings. I won't go through the finer and minute technical details of this server simply beca ...

bagoproverbial 17.01.2005 · Read full review
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Review of IBM eserver xSeries 445 8870

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