SHARE
Facebook X Pinterest WhatsApp

New Blade Servers Pack Power of Their Own

New hardware on the way from Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Intel Corp. will show that blade servers need not be compact versions of their traditional server tower cousins. Blade servers, which two years ago could be found primarily in one- and two-processor configurations, are growing in variety and giving users more options within the smaller […]

Written By
thumbnail Jeffrey Burt
Jeffrey Burt
Mar 8, 2004
Channel Insider content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More

New hardware on the way from Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and Intel Corp. will show that blade servers need not be compact versions of their traditional server tower cousins.

Blade servers, which two years ago could be found primarily in one- and two-processor configurations, are growing in variety and giving users more options within the smaller form factor. New systems from HP, IBM and Intel will be no exception.

HP will unveil the ProLiant BL30p, an ultradense blade server equipped with two Intel Xeon processors and aimed for use by small and midsize businesses. The server, which will be available next quarter, is targeted for such jobs as Web hosting, application serving, clusters and grids.

The BL30p keeps many of the same features as HP’s larger two-way server, the BL20p—including Fibre Channel and Ethernet connectivity options—but removes features that are less important to smaller businesses, such as SCSI hard drives, said HP officials in Palo Alto, Calif.

The result is a blade server that offers the processing power of its larger brethren but fits in a smaller space.

To read the full story, click here.

thumbnail Jeffrey Burt

Jeffrey Burt has been a journalist for more than three decades, the last 20-plus years covering technology. During more than 16 years with eWEEK, he covered everything from data center infrastructure and collaboration technology to AI, cloud, quantum computing and cybersecurity. A freelance journalist since 2017, his articles have appeared on such sites as eWEEK, eSecurity Planet, Enterprise Networking Planet, Enterprise Storage Forum, Channel Insider, The Next Platform, ITPro Today, Channel Futures, Channelnomics, SecurityNow, and Data Breach Today.

Recommended for you...

What MSPs Should Keep in Mind as They Deploy Agentic AI
Why Customers & Partners See Added Value With Coralogix
Caylent Research on Database Migrations: What to Know
Victoria Durgin
Aug 28, 2025
Exterro Debuts Agentic AI Tools for Data Risk and E-Discovery 
Jordan Smith
Aug 26, 2025
Channel Insider Logo

Channel Insider combines news and technology recommendations to keep channel partners, value-added resellers, IT solution providers, MSPs, and SaaS providers informed on the changing IT landscape. These resources provide product comparisons, in-depth analysis of vendors, and interviews with subject matter experts to provide vendors with critical information for their operations.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.