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Tagged - server consolidation

Select a Blade Server Platform

Be sure that blades are really appropriate for enterprise server goals. Then decide which blade is best and which vendor's approach to consolidation and management is optimal.
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Blade Server RFP Scoring Tool

For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate Blade Server vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and...
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Blade Server Vendor RFP Template

Organizations embarking on the selection process for a blade server vendor may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria.
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Blade Server Seller Interrogation Script

In many cases, the engagement to acquire server blades is not with the original equipment manufacturer but with a sales channel partner. This script will give you...
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Storyboard: Build a Server Acquisition Strategy for the Internal Cloud

When replacing end of life servers and/or adding new servers there are a range of tactical choices to be made. What is the most cost effective configuration? Are blades...
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Build a Server Acquisition Strategy for the Internal Cloud

This solution set will provide strategy for building a consolidated server infrastructure that will balance maximum capacity and utilize efficiency while limiting costs.
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Server Acquisition Business Plan

The typical trigger for acquiring servers is hardware refresh; however, getting the most value out of server purchases requires a strategic context. This business plan...
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Server Acquisition TCO Comparison Tool

In server acquisition the overall goal is to balance the most server capacity (for workload consolidation) with the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for over the life...
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Server Form Factor Selection Tool

In four years, the proportion of server buyers looking to blade servers has grown from 9% to 37%. However, rack mount servers remain the majority (57%). Use this tool to...
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Storyboard: Build an Optimized Infrastructure-as-a-Service Internal Cloud

Most enterprises have already seen success in virtualizing the low-hanging fruit in the data center. As the percentage of the data center that is virtualized increases,...
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