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Monthly Archive for December, 2009

Great Dell Blade Server Page – “Dell TechCenter Wiki”

Posted in Dell on Dec 29th, 2009

Looking through my previous posts it would appear that I’m against Dell’s blade server.  That’s not the case.  The reality is that it is hard to find good technical info on Dell’s product – that is until recently.  A search on SwagBucks.com led me to a little-known Dell website, called “Dell TechCenter Wiki“.  The site, [...]

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Cisco Wants IBM’s Blade Servers??

Posted in Cisco, IBM on Dec 9th, 2009

In an unusual move Tuesday, Cisco CEO, John Chambers, commented that Cisco is still open to a blade server “partnership” with IBM.  “I still firmly believe that it’s in IBM’s best interests to work with us. That door will always be open,” Chambers told the audience at the Cisco’s financial analyst conference yesterday at Cisco’s [...]

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IDC Q3 2009 Report: Blade Servers are Growing, HP Leads in Shares

Posted in Cisco, Dell, HP, IBM, IDC on Dec 3rd, 2009

IDC reported on Wednesday that blade server sales for Q3 2009 returned to quarterly revenue growth with factory revenues increasing 1.2% year over year.  However there was a 14.0% year-over-year shipment decline.  Overall blade servers accounted for $1.4 billion in Q3 2009 which represented 13.6% of the overall server revenue.  Of the top 5 OEM blade manufacturers, IBM [...]

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