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IBM BladeCenter: The right choice

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infrastructure management

Overview Read IBM's brochure for information on the advantages of IBM BladeCenter, including its flexible architecture, easy deployment and energy-efficient features. You'll learn about the IBM portfolio of blade servers, chassis, switches and fabric. And, you'll see how BladeCenter S is ideal for distributed environments.

Review the brochure for more about how BladeCenter integrates servers, storage and networking and is an alternative to sprawling racks and overheated server rooms. Also, see how it can make your infrastructure more flexible and modular--making IBM BladeCenter a great choice for your company's present and future needs.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IBM	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2008
Format	White Papers
Topics	Infrastructure Management, Systems Integration, Data Center, Blades, Server Consolidation

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Channel:
Servers
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blades,
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Channel:
Servers
Tags:
blade servers,
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Channel:
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Publisher:
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