Many small businesses with larger server needs are turning to blade servers to pack big power into a small space. But what exactly is a blade server, and how do you know if it’s right for your small ...

According to sources, the San Jose, Calif.-based networking behemoth is readying blade servers, code-named California, for a release early next year. A blade server offering would pit Cisco in direct ...

Hewlett-Packard Co. launched a suite of compact blade servers today, positioning itself as a leader among large vendors in offering the emerging technology. Blade systems are complete servers on a ...

A little under 10 years ago, I paid a visit to a Boston hotel suite where Gary Stimac was showing off a new server that his company, RLX Technologies, would soon be announcing. Stimac had been ...

The company, which is trailing some competitors to the market with super-thin "blade" servers, will begin to catch up when it releases its products in the second half of the year. Stephen Shankland ...

Blade servers have been touted for some time as a solution that can improve server management and cut costs, and organizations are increasingly calling on blade technology to deliver on those promises ...

Last week, we reviewed blade servers from IBM and HP. This week, the Reviewmeister takes on the RLX 600ex. RLX uses three 208V AC 10-amp connections from the RLX 600ex chassis to an optional ...

If thin client, then why not thin server as well? Actually, there's no question about it. Thin servers--or rather "blade servers" as this ultra-thin, sometimes server-on-a-board technology has been ...

The El Segundo, Calif.-based analyst firm on Thursday published a report in which it estimated that blade server shipments will reach 2.4 million units in 2011, up from 620,000 units sold in 2006 and ...

Blade servers are modular, single-board computers, typically about 7 in. high, 2 in. wide and 19 in. deep. Each blade contains processors, memory, network controllers and other I/O ports; it plugs ...

A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack ...

The name of the game in data centers today is density. With server proliferation a constant problem, information technology departments are always on the hunt for ways to pack more computing power ...