Technology analyst, Gartner, released their Magic Quadrant focused specifically on blade servers this week and the results were not very surprising. Continue reading
Category Archives: HP-HPE
HP’s New 32GB DIMMs Too Expensive?
A reader recently commented on my article about HP’s new 32GB DIMM, “At $8039 per DIMM, HP can support 384GB in a BL460c at the cost of $96,000 per server just for the memory! If you filled just one rack with these servers, you would spend $6 million just for the memory. And the memory would run at a paltry 800MHz. Continue reading
(UPDATED) HP Announces 2 New Products to Blade Server Portfolio
HP announced on Tuesday two new products to their blade server portfolio, however blade server fanatics, don’t get too excited.
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(UPDATED) HP Hosts the Super Bowl
It’s no surprise that the Dallas Cowboys stadium, host of Super Bowl XLV, is the most technologically advanced stadiums on the planet – but did you know it ran on HP’s technology? Continue reading
2010 Stats for BladesMadeSimple.com
As we wrap up 2010, I wanted to say thanks to the people who continue to support this blog. I’ve had the opportunity to attend several trips and meet dozens of people in the technology blogger world, and I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. I have several blog stories in the works for the first part of January 2011, starting with a complete write up of HP and IBM blade offerings after which I will finish up with a summary giving my opinion on who has the best blade server, so stay tuned. As part of my final blog posting for 2010, I thought it would be fun to give you some details about BladesMadeSimple.com and what was hot, and what was not, so here we go.
Yet Another Movie Chooses HP
I have a scoop that another movie recently chose to use HP blade servers to finalize production. While I can not disclose the studio, I can say that it is not their first venture with HP blade servers. Continue reading
IBM Gains Blade Server Market Share in Q3 2010
IDC came out with their 3Q 2010 worldwide server market revenue report last month which shows that IBM grew from Q2 2010 in their blade market share. Continue reading
Another Hidden HP Secret: P4000sb Storage Blades
I recently found another hidden gem within HP’s arsonel of offerings that combines the HP StorageWorks line with the HP Proliant BladeSystem line. The solution is found within an HP bundle titled, “HP StorageWorks P4800 G2 63TB SAS BladeSystem SAN Solution” and is quite an offering. Continue reading
Still Confused About Cisco’s Blade Market Share
I recently received a comment on my previous post concerning Cisco’s market share (“What’s the Truth About Cisco’s Market Share“) which has me more confused. The comment admits that Cisco has not released any market share data to IDC, but that when you look at the Cisco Q1 2010 Earnings Call and compare it to IDC’s findings of the overall industry you should be able to derive conclusions from there. That’s where it gets confusing. Continue reading
HP Earns Market Leader Award for Blade Servers
HP was recently awarded the title of Market Leader for Blade Servers in November 2010 by IT Brand Pulse Labs which specializes in providing independent, third party testing and lab reports. Continue reading