What is a Server & How to Choose a Server

Dell Technologies Explains Servers

What is a server?

A server is a more powerful computer than your average desktop. It provides a centralized place to store and organize important documents with a secure infrastructure that supports a full range of modern workloads and objectives.

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PowerEdge Servers

What does your business need?

First server

Server models for growing companies with low complexity IT environments

Grow your infrastructure

Ideal for companies with more complex IT. These servers are built to scale with your business needs.

Know the components

Understanding how the components in a server work helps you to choose the ideal server for your needs.

Processors

A processor or central processing unit (CPU) manages the functions and calculations representing the server's primary workload.

Memory (RAM)

Random Access Memory (RAM) is temporary storage that holds programs and data retrieved from the hard drive.

Storage

Storage is a component that is used to retain and access data, files and applications.

RAID

A Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) improves performance by increasing the number of drives used for saving and accessing data.

iDRAC

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) is a management tool used by IT administrators to deploy, update and monitor PowerEdge servers.

Server operating system

An operating system designed to run on servers that allows other applications to run on the server’s hardware to perform specific roles.

Types of servers

Tower Servers

PowerEdge tower servers are designed to solve the challenges of the modern office environment by providing quiet, centralized processing in a compact space. All tower servers are easily implemented, managed and automate.

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Rack Servers

PowerEdge rack servers deliver the high performance to a diverse set of workloads. Ideal for companies that already have a data center structure and want to expand, they combine a highly scalable architecture and the ideal balance between computing and memory.

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Modular Infrastructure

The PowerEdge modular portfolio allows you to easily tailor, deploy and manage your infrastructure while lowering operating costs. Create your future-ready data center with easily expandable compute, networking and storage.

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APEX Cloud Services

APEX Cloud Services offer integrated compute, storage, networking, and virtualization resources that enable consistent, secure infrastructure and operations for your workloads across public and private clouds. With a simple way to order and manage cloud resources, you can now easily build the cloud of your choice with solutions tailored for your most pressing business needs.

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