HALF MOON BAY, Calif.--Just now coming to market, superslim "blade" servers already dominate the agenda, but even exciting new technology does little to dispel the gloom in the overall server market.

Michael Dell, chief executive of the PC giant, takes the stage at the OracleWorld trade show, rallying for "a common blade architecture." During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several ...

According to sources, the San Jose, Calif.-based networking behemoth is readying blade servers, code-named California, for a release early next year. A blade server offering would pit Cisco in direct ...

Blade servers have become popular building blocks for enabling converged data centers. They offer the ability to reduce complexity while supporting higher resource densities in terms of compute ...

Many small businesses with larger server needs are turning to blade servers to pack big power into a small space. But what exactly is a blade server, and how do you know if it’s right for your small ...

IBM is betting that when it comes to blade servers, more really is more. The company is set to announce Thursday that it will begin shipping a new high-performance blade server, called eServer ...

IBM will introduce a new forward- and backward- compatible chassis for its blade servers in 2006, boosting its networking features and flexibility. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 ...

"The product [c3000] is fairly new, but we've sold a couple of dozen, which is 100 or so odd servers," said Brady Flaherty, a principal in Altos Technology Group, a Sacramento, Calif.-based ...

Melissa Delaney is a freelance journalist who specializes in business technology. She is a frequent contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Colleges can run more apps and gain major ...

Dell is making up for lost time with its late entry into the blades market with an ambitious new design, both in the chassis and blades themselves. The first point Dell wants to make about the ...

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA– If attendance at their flagship trade show is any indication, blade servers have made their mark on the hardware scene. The Server Blade Summit held this week inSan Jose, ...

The flexible data center of the future is emerging in many enterprises as data center managers try to turn the hype of “on-demand” or “utility” computing into reality. A flexible data center ...