How microservers could change the data center There’s a growing
wind in the sails of microservers, a new type of datacenter
computer that is extremely energy efficient and tailor made for
the cloud- and Internet-style workloads that are increasingly
common at agencies and other big enterprises. Dell joins some
smaller players and recently introduced its initial line of
microservers, Intel has begun shipping the first of several
processors designed specifically for use in microservers, and
Facebook officials say they have big plans for the diminutive
computers. In a recent story we covered the reasons why
microservers are expected to make a huge splash even though they
buck one of the hottest trends in enterprise computing, the use
of virtualization software to consolidate data processing chores
on to fewer, more powerful servers. If you are interested in
learning more about microservers, read on for some links to key
news items, case studies, analysis and technical discussions.
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