Blade Server Hardware White Papers

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Migrating from IBM POWER Server Silos to HP BladeSystem and Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the options IT managers have for hosting enterprise applications when replacing end-of-life POWER 4 or 5 servers. It compares an HP Converged Infrastructure, based on HP Integrity and Proliant server blades, to approaches based on IBM POWER. It also addresses customer options for business-critical application migration.
Posted: 09 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

HP & Intel®

Virtualization Performance Study
sponsored by ClearCube Technology
WHITE PAPER: Managing desktop virtualization environments has been extremely challenging as the industry lacks a standard method of measuring performance. Read this white paper to read the results of a recent study that attempts to evaluate virtualization performance.
Posted: 08 May 2007 | Published: 01 May 2007

ClearCube Technology

IBM System x Family Brochure
sponsored by Lenovo and Intel
WHITE PAPER: If you’re looking for ways to create a dynamic infrastructure, look no further. This brochure shows how IBM System x and BladeCenter servers help to deliver an infrastructure that reduces operating costs, manages present and future risk, and improves services.
Posted: 17 Oct 2014 | Published: 01 Sep 2014

Lenovo and Intel

Video: Virtualization on IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter Servers
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: Learn how virtualization can make your infrastructure more efficient. See the different types of virtualization and how IBM technology can help you achieve a virtualized environment.
Posted: 28 Nov 2007 | Published: 28 Nov 2007

IBM Software Group

HP BladeSystem c-Class SAN Connectivity Technology Brief
sponsored by PC Connection and HP
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the hardware and software required to connect HP BladeSystem c--Class server blades to Storage Area Networks1 (SANs) using Fibre Channel (FC) interconnect technology.
Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007

PC Connection and HP

Why Scalable Blades: HP Integrity Server Blades (BL860c i2, BL870c i2, and BL890c i2)
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: If you are considering upgrading from a current bladed or non-bladed server design to a next generation server, this white paper is intended to highlight some of the capabilities of the HP Integrity server blades to aid in your evaluation.
Posted: 03 May 2010 | Published: 03 May 2010

HP & Intel®

RAS features of the Mission-Critical Converged Infrastructure
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper and discover the reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) features of  HP Integrity Systems: Superdome 2, BL8x0c, and rx2800 i2.
Posted: 09 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

HP & Intel®

HP Integrity Server Blades: Meeting Mission-Critical Requirements with a Bladed Form Factor
sponsored by HP & Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines the trends in the industry relating to blade server deployments, the challenges relating to systems management and power and cooling in that computing environment, and HP's approach to addressing those challenges.
Posted: 29 Sep 2010 | Published: 29 Sep 2010

HP & Intel®

IBM BladeCenter vs. HP BladeSystem
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the key server components that influence power consumption. Get detailed guidance on data center planning, architecture, server implementation, and management so you can ensure maximum performance and power utilization.
Posted: 09 Aug 2011 | Published: 01 May 2010

IBM

Server Consolidation with IBM System x and BladeCenter Power by Intel Xeon Processors: Lowering Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this case study and see how the latest IBM System x and BladeCenter servers powered with the new energy efficient Intel Xeon 5500 series processors offer tremendous opportunity for reducing energy consumption, shrinking your data center footprint and lowering operational costs.
Posted: 22 Oct 2010 | Published: 22 Oct 2010

IBM