Roll over rack mounts, it’s time for blade servers
Server blades from HP and IBM are slated to replace rack servers. When you consider that rack mount servers account for over 30 percent of Intel server shipments at both HP and IBM, that’s a large market. Prashant L Rao finds that server blades will result in consolidation of edge servers, since they are easier to roll out and manage. It will take six to eight months, but in the end blades will occupy a hefty chunk of the Indian SIAS market