"Dell is already the basis of our infrastructure, and with the release of the PowerEdge 2950, we have even more reason to stick with Dell."
Demos Skipitaris, senior operations architect, FAST
Challenge
Enterprise search software provider seeks the latest high-performance servers for its hosting centre to help sustain its edge in providing the fastest
possible indexing for its worldwide customers
Solution
1700 DellTM PowerEdgeTM servers with Intel® Xeon® processors running the Linux® operating system; Dell PowerVaultTM storage
Benefits
FAST predicts that the new high-performance PowerEdge 2950 servers offer the potential to consolidate the installed server infrastructure by as much as 20 percent; high-capacity servers
with eight internal drives help reduce external storage requirements; location of power supply
allows for simplified cabling
