The dot-com bust may have crushed the initial interest in blade servers, but major computer makers are now championing the designs by touting ultradense systems with more muscle. Hewlett-Packard Co.

HP unveiled three new hardware products this week, all part of its Converged Infrastructure portfolio. They include a new blade enclosure, new networking for that enclosure and a new blade server.

The HP blade chassis we tested takes up 6U worth of space. A dual redundant configuration requires two 208V AC 30 amp feeds; one power distribution unit can power several full blade chassis and/or ...

HP's c7000 blade system is rich in features, options, and performance, but some of the management tools need attention One look at the HP BladeSystem c7000 blade chassis and you understand why HP ...

If you’re looking for the ultimate in computational density, consider the HP C7000 Platinum Blade Server Chassis. The C7000 packs an enormous amount of power into just 10U of rack space, with modular ...

I’ve never visited your server room, but I’d wager that behind every rack resides a cobweb of cables. This tangled mass isn’t just unsightly; it’s indicative of how IT admins are stretching the ...

All in all, it was a good day. This series of events marked the beginning of the InfoWorld blade server shootout. Three of the Big Four blade server vendors — Dell, HP, and Sun (minus no-show IBM) — ...