Blade server strategy: Planning tools

The right way to do blades

Chief information officers (CIOs) have never faced more challenges than they do today:

IT is expanding into every process in the organization and into every minute of a worker's day.
Budgets are tighter than ever before.
Too many man-hours go into maintenance, leaving too little for strategic projects.
Rising power rates and green IT initiatives add additional pressure to do more with less.

Dell can help. A Dell™ high-density blade solution stretches your budget by saving data center space, reducing power consumption and easing management burdens — freeing up resources and letting you move forward.

No one helps you succeed in implementing a blade strategy that fits your unique needs like Dell does:

Our blade solutions are designed to work with your existing infrastructure and processes, so you're never starting from scratch.
Our assessment tools, resources and services help you evaluate your current capabilities, needs and limitations.
Our planning tools, resources and services help you put together a successful plan to implement your blade solution.
Our integration with industry-leading partners means you get the best technology while maintaining compatibility with industry standards.

The Dell Difference

Our blades are designed from the ground up for power efficiency and ease of management and deployment. And our solutions work with your existing management and interconnect choices, rather than force you to do things our way.

Freeing Up Your Budget with IT Reinvention

Magic Quadrant for Blade Servers — Gartner

Dell PowerEdge 11G Lifecycle Controller Overview

Assess Your Environment

Dell's online tools and resources, and our on-site assessment services can help you evaluate your unique needs and opportunities. Blades may not be right for every situation. Let us help you find the right solution for you.

Dell Server Power and Space Calculator

Data Center Optimization Assessment

Design Your Blade Solution

Build a plan that takes your IT infrastructure wherever you need it to go. Use our best-practice tools and services to see what's possible.

Dell M-Series solution configurator

Dell TechCenter: Collaborative Resources for Blades

Dell’s Blade Partners

We work with industry leaders, such as Intel, AMD, Cisco, Microsoft, Brocade, QLogic, Emulex, Avocent, Broadcom, Symantec and Mellanox to deliver top performing blade solutions that work with industry standards.