North American Systems
International
Where Innovation
Meets Solutions
North American Systems
International
Where Innovation
Meets Solutions
IBM v.s. Dell blade servers Answer: they don’t. Dell’s blade technology has a long way to go, to even start comparing with IBM innovative architecture. Many blade server manufacturers simply treat this new technology as a form-factor change, failing to take advantage of the possibilities it presents.
| IBM | v.s. | Dell |
|---|---|---|
| Choose between AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, or POWER processors | Limited to Intel Xeon CPUs | |
| IBM blade servers are 22%-37% more efficient in cost to power each blade server | Dell has failed to take advantage of the potential savings in power costs | |
| 14 blade servers/chassis (7U) | 10 blade servers/chassis (7U) | |
| High availability, redundant midplane | They don’t even offer this as an option | |
| Integrated media option offer flexibility when installing software & drivers | Not available | |
| 4Gb FB switch modules | Not available | |
| Light path diagnostics | Not available |
North American Systems can offer you sizing and purchasing advice on your blade server project from purchase to implementation to deployment. Email sales@nasi.com to set up an appointment today and talk to one of our blade server experts.
North American Systems has been providing IT solutions, sevices and hardware for over 15 years.
If you want learn more about what we can do for your IT, please contact us at 800-927-7474, or send us an email at sales@nasi.com to get in touch with one of our experienced account executives.
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