Server consolidation: a tech guide
Tech Guide Many modern datacentres are so full of equipment that it's impossible to add anything new without first making space for it. One way to free up valuable real estate is by consolidating existing servers into virtual machines or blade systems.
Stratus ftServer 6200 review
Review The ftServer 6200 VMware bundle makes an excellent platform for hosting virtual machines. As VMware servers cannot be clustered, the Stratus offering is about the only option for organisations requiring extreme high availability from their ESX Server environments.
7.6 Editors' Rating
HP BladeSystem c3000 review
Review HP's BladeSystem c3000 is a compact blade server chassis designed for small businesses and remote office deployments. It delivers all the advantages of HP's high-end blade system in a smaller chassis.
8.0 Editors' Rating
Fujitsu Siemens Primergy TX120 review
Review Fujitsu Siemens’ Primergy TX120 offers full server functionality, while also meeting the needs of smaller businesses with its compact design, quiet operation and low power consumption.
7.9 Editors' Rating
Blades and business
Tech Guide How do you juggle the competing demands for more computing power and data storage capacity with the need to keep power costs to a minimum? Blade servers may be the answer.
A guide to server efficiency
Tech Guide The cost of powering and cooling server hardware is fast becoming a critical issue for IT managers, while the demand for ever more computing muscle in the datacentre continues to grow. What can be done? We examine some of the options.
Photos: Taking the lid off Project Blackbox
Photos Sun's Project Blackbox is a working data centre that fits into a standard shipping container.
Acer Altos R520 review
Review Acer has taken standard Intel OEM components to put together a highly configurable and very scalable 1U server, capable of handling a variety of tasks. It's more than a match for similar products from the big-name vendors.
7.7 Editors' Rating
Dual-core servers
Group Test Multi-core processors deliver many benefits, including much-improved performance per watt, over single-core designs. We examine three dual-core servers from the leading vendors to see what this technology can do for your business.
IBM System x3455 review
Review This is a good choice for compute-intensive applications, but restricted storage and availability options limit its use when it comes to general hosting duties.
7.7 Editors' Rating
HP ProLiant ML370 G5 review
Review HP's Proliant ML370 G5 can handle a wide range of back-end business applications, but is over-specified for organisations with more modest requirements.
8.5 Editors' Rating
Dell PowerEdge 1950 review
Review With computing power to burn, the PowerEdge 1950 is ideal where high performance is required, such as clustering and Web front end duties. However, the ramped format does make life more difficult when it comes to database hosting and other back-end deployments.
8.5 Editors' Rating
