Server Technology

In a digital economy, technology is a competitive differentiator that facilitates customer engagement, enables new business models, and drives innovation. Superior server technology is critical to this agenda – and it's essential for deploying flexible, scalable, cloud-enabled infrastructure in general.

The PowerEdge portfolio of servers combines scalable architecture, intelligent automation, and integrated security to handle various workloads. These servers can help your organization scale more efficiently than ever before - whether you are looking for power, versatility, or affordability.

Types of server technology

Rack servers
Rack servers are designed to be housed in a server rack. A server rack allows multiple devices to be stacked vertically to conserve space and simplify organization. Rack servers typically provide more processing power than tower servers and are categorized by the number of units they occupy within the rack.

A significant benefit of rack servers is that all components of the system are located in the same place, which makes it easier to manage connections and maintain the system. This can provide a small business with its own 'data center.' A 1U server occupies a single unit, or roughly 1.75 inches in height, while a 2U server and a 4U server occupy two and four units, respectively.

Blade servers
Blade servers are stripped-down servers on very thin cards mounted vertically and side-by-side within an enclosure. The chassis containing blade servers provides power, cabling, and cooling to each unit, reducing power consumption and simplifying maintenance. Ultimately, blade servers provide much greater processing power, while taking up less space and using less energy.

While blade servers are more expensive than the other two types of servers, the level of performance is beyond compare.

Server technology for every application

Server technology provides optimal performance and storage capacity for a broad range of applications.

• Business intelligence applications
• CCTV media storage
• Dense virtualization
• Edge applications such as streaming analytics, manufacturing logistics, and 5G cell processing applications
• Filesharing, print, mail, and messaging
• Front-end web serving
• GPU database exhilaration
• High-performance computing
• In-memory databases
• Machine learning, deep learning, and AI
• Remote office or branch office productivity
• Scale-out data analytics applications
• Software-defined workloads, including software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure
• Virtual desktop infrastructure

What is server technology?
Server technology refers to types of computers within a business that manage and provide access to specific resources for other devices and users. Servers may be dedicated to managing access to files, web content, multimedia content, email, real-time messaging, games, backups, applications, and more.

Servers also facilitate data exchange in general, and businesses and organizations in all sectors need to evolve with server technology. Server technology can also help your business through automated data backup, data management, file organization, email management. Servers are essential to the growth and expansion of organizations in all sectors.

What is tower vs. rack vs. blade server technology?
A tower server is a standalone server housed in an enclosure that resembles a desktop tower. Tower servers are easy to manage and affordable to acquire, making them ideal for smaller businesses that require just a few servers.

Tower servers are also known for high optimization and customization capacity. Tower racks are also easier to cool than alternative options and can be quickly and affordably upgraded. Tower servers are often utilized for network purposes, communication purposes, or web purposes.

Rack servers are built to be housed in a server rack where multiple servers can be stacked vertically to save space and simplify organization. Rack servers offer more processing power than towers and are often described as "general-purpose servers" because they can support a broad range of applications and infrastructures.

Rack servers can act as a self-contained server and are quite cost-effective.

Blade servers are comprised of servers built on very thin cards and mounted side-by-side, providing high server density levels. The apparent benefit of blade servers is that organizations can save a significant amount of physical space. Some blade servers boast internal storage drives, as well.