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 ...

Last time, we mentioned some of the values blade servers deliver – limited impact on floor space, device consolidation and centralized management. But the overwhelming majority of server blades are ...

Blade servers are modular, single-board computers, typically about 7 in. high, 2 in. wide and 19 in. deep. Each blade contains processors, memory, network controllers and other I/O ports; it plugs ...

Transactions per square foot sounds like a unit more suited to paper-and-pencil accountants than data centers. However, packing servers more densely into racks can increase the processing power that ...