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Blade Server Market Share Comparison – Q3 2009 vs Q3 2010

Published on February 21, 2011 By Kevin Houston

I was updating a slide deck that I use to compare blade server technologies for customers when I came across the IDC and Gartner data from Q3 of 2009.  I was very surprised at what I found out, so today’s post takes a look back at 2009 and compares it to 2010.

What Gartner Thinks of Cisco, HP, IBM and Dell (UPDATED)

Published on October 12, 2009 By Kevin Houston

(UPDATED 10/28/09 with new links to full article) I received a Tweet from @HPITOps linked to Gartner’s first ever “Magic Quadrant” for blade servers.  The Magic Quadrant is a tool that Gartner put together to help people easily where manufacturers rank, based on certain criteria.  As the success of blade servers continues to grow, the demand for blades increases.  [...]