The environmental, IT performance and business advantages of blade servers
- Author:
- Joe O'Halloran
- Posted:
- 11:16 13 Sep 2007
- Topics:
- Servers
Topic: The environmental, IT performance and business advantages of blade servers
Date: Available now for on demand viewing
Duration: 60 minutes
Description: Over the course of 2007, the challenges facing IT departments and the servers that they deploy throughout their businesses has changed subtly. No longer is it enough for IT departments to deploy the best or most appropriate technological server solution; they also have to look at the wider business context of server technology deployment.
It is typical for IT departments to have to deal with rising infrastructure costs in typically complex estates populated with aging systems. In addition, such older systems could well not be optimised for output efficiency, or be fully utilised and, crucially in these days, drain power without actually providing any noticeable contribution. There could also be single points of failure within these aging estates.
Fortunately blade servers can provide businesses of all sizes—from small to medium sized business (SMBs) to departments within enterprises—with the capability to address these challenges both technologically and cost-effectively.
This webinar will demonstrate how server blades can let businesses have more server power without penalties in cost, complexity and power usage. It will demonstrate the full optimisation of resources including how to use more environmentally friendly IT resources that actually deliver benefits in terms of price/performance as well as supporting the latest green computer initiatives.
This webinar will show how effective deployment of blade server technology can help IT departments to:
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Additionally, it will provide a real example of how an end user of blade servers made performance increases, business efficiencies and reduced overheads.
Format:
5 minute introduction followed by three 10-minute presentations plus a 25/30- minute moderated Q&A session. Interactive polling carried out throughout the event.