Server Acquisition Strategy: Capacity Planning
August 16, 2010In planning to acquire new servers, aim to balance maximum capacity per server with the lowest possible TCO. “Buy the cheapest” is good basic advice for industry standard servers that all share the same processor hardware. However, cheapest can’t necessarily … Continue reading
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Build a Server Acquisition Strategy for the Internal Cloud
August 12, 2010When 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 the future or will traditional rack mount do? How many processors/cores and how … Continue reading
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