Vendors pitch stripped-down servers to giant Web properties

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• Google
• Cisco
• Forrester Research

1. The explosion of giant Web properties has server vendors building a new kind of machine that is stripped down to the bare essentials and optimized for cost- and energy-efficiency, analysts say. The latest entry comes from HP, which on Wednesday introduced a line of x86 servers designed for what HP calls "extreme scale-out" environments. The HP ProLiant SL servers have a layout that lets fans run at lower speeds, and omit features that HP says often aren't required by large Internet companies, such as redundant power supplies and advanced management software. But HP is not the pioneer in this scale-out ... (Read Full Article)
   
   

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