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Consolidation is Cool
You've probably been through your share of server consolidations. Whether you treat consolidation as a project or as part of normal operations, good data center management usually includes consolidation. Right now is an especially great time to consolidate servers. Consolidation is cool again in 2010!
Technology Synergies
Three major technology improvements have come together in 2007 to make server consolidation a very attractive solution. Each technology can bring benefits to almost any IT organization, but when combined the benefits compound.
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Quad-core processors
Especially the latest quad-core processors from Intel, provide astounding performance, allowing multiple servers to be consolidated onto fewer quad-core servers. In Dell testing, PowerEdgeTM servers with Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 5300 series processors had up to 63% better performance and up to 40% better performance per watt than PowerEdge servers with Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5100 series processors. Depending on the age and use of your servers, you could consolidate from 4 to 8, or even more, old servers running similar workloads onto one quad-core server.
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