IBM White Paper Sample

Blade computing architecture is a beautiful thing. It helps reduce server management costs by enabling information technology (IT) buyers to consolidate many servers into a single chassis; it helps improve overall systems utilization through virtualization; it eliminates the need for redundant high-availability servers; and more. But blade architecture is not ideal for every computing need. And IT managers who believe vendors who promote “what’sthe- problem?-blades-are-the-solution” strategies should know better.

In this Advisory, Clabby Analytics (that’s me), examines the strengths and weaknesses of each architecture. Further, I explore the concept of cloud computing (a major architectural shift that changes the focus of managing these systems from the management of physical hardware to the management of IT services across a cloud [bank] of servers). At the conclusion of this report, the reader will understand why a “one-size-fits-all” server architectural strategy is a bad idea – and will also understand how the evolving cloud computing model will change systems management dynamics to accommodate both of these types of computing.