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Faster processing. Better application performance. Do more work and do harder work. Do the work better and do the work faster. Use less power. Take up less space. Pay less to buy, pay less to program, and pay less to operate. These are the criteria for a successful high performance computing platform.

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The PICMG ECN specification for AdvancedTCA requires shelf manufacturers to provide an abundance of airflow characterization data for board design use. Although the specification clearly states these requirements, it does not detail the methods to be used in obtaining the data. Jason provides elaboration on the pertinent sections of the stand... (continues)

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There is a tremendous amount of ambiguity surrounding the term “blade,” particularly in the embedded space. It has become a marketing buzzword used to describe a variety of different product types, which has created confusion rather than differentiation in the marketplace. This article presents VDC’s definition of the term, the logic be... (continues)

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Blades became a billion-dollar market in 2004 (according to IDC), with the potential to reach $9 billion by 2008. As Senator Everett Dirksen once put it, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real money.” Blades are also a major topic in most surveys of IT, telecom, and data center managers. We will soon... (continues)

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This article's title is self-explanatory... (continues)

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This article discusses the blade server market and where it is today.... (continues)

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Blade servers are making progress through a natural evolution from their first appearance as essentially repackaged 1U servers.... (continues)

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This article defines an ideal blade server system.... (continues)

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This article discusses various direct-attached and network-attached storage systems ad the desirable characteristics that should be used to define the right solution for your application requirements.... (continues)

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This article will explore what blades are, what their advantages and disadvantages are, and how they relate to CompactPCI.... (continues)

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Sun has been a leader in the telecom blade server market since the carrier-grade, NEBS-certified Netra ct product family was first introduced in 2001.... (continues)

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This article explains how ultrahigh density servers, or blade servers as named by the industry, can solve the headaches in server applications such as: space, clustering, redundancy, failover and management problems.... (continues)

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HP Blade Servers are a series of CompactPCI-based dedicated servers and related peripherals that brings blade technology to enterprise and service provider customers, and at the same time enhances the offerings to telcos. These servers use an extension of the CompactPCI specification called OpenBlade, which adds a dedicated management capabi... (continues)

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System manufacturers are touting a new type of server architecture called blade.... (continues)