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The need for high and efficient performance in the information technology field cannot be overlooked. IT managers and server administrators are always looking for ways of reducing costs while at the same time gaining enough computing power. The development of computing infrastructure that employs the use of blade servers is the way to go. Blade servers are very important in different respects, such as: • High density environment – The use of blades creates a high density environment that leads to increased processing power in less space. This is very important because it allows for ease of maintaining the server. In addition, blades simplify cabling and storage needs. • Self-diagnosis – Blade server manufacturers take into account the fact that hardware failure is possible with any IT equipment. For this reason, they manufacture blade servers with a self-diagnostics function that starts automatically, identifying a fault and displaying it on the integrated indicator display. This is very important, because it allows for fast diagnosis of faults and therefore the restoration of operations. • Reduced costs – Blade servers are very important when it comes to power consumption. Because all servers or computers source power from one blade enclosure, managing the use of power is easily achieved, leading to reduced energy costs. Reduction in costs is not only realized in the management of power, but reduced cost is obtained from other areas. The use of blade servers requires minimal cabling. • Easy data management – Blade servers are very important because of they allow for ease of managing data. While using traditional tower servers means dealing with data from different servers, using blade servers makes it easy and efficient to deal with data from a single interface. • Flexibility – There is nothing as important as having a flexible computing infrastructure. Modern blade servers are not only flexible, but are easy to upgrade. A server blade can easily be taken out or inserted for upgrade purposes while the system is up and running without causing any interference in performance. In addition, it is not necessary that a particular blade be inserted; mixed blades such as those of Windows and Linux can be inserted to function on the same chassis. • Disaster management – Blade servers are very important when it comes to managing any disaster caused by system failure. While packing several blades into a single chassis is meant to provide the sharing of service resources, the chassis is configured with extra power modules to take care of any failure. Although the importance of blade servers is overwhelming and cannot be underestimated, it is important to point out that traditional tower servers are still useful in some computing environments.
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