Blades Readiness Assessment Tool

	Blade Readiness Assessment Tool Are blades right for you? Don't guess. Assess. Before you add another processor to your rack, find out if blades might be a better choice-with the IBM Blades Assessment Tool. Just answer a few quick questions online, and the tool will provide a 4-page report to help you assess if blades are right for you.
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Reasons to consider Blade technology

• The compact BladeCenter reduces the number of cables, power supplies and fans for greater simplicity.
• IBM BladeCenter systems use up to 24 percent less energy than the HP BladeSystem c-Class.
• BladeCenter offers higher density, which helps save you space and money.
• BladeCenter storage and expansion offers greater I/0 connectivity, hot swap drives, and RAID-5 capability to help utilize storage more efficiently.
• IBM BladeCenter is designed so you can use any generation blade in any generation IBM chassis. Your investment is protected.

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*Based on published power usage data available from both companies, the IBM HS20, model 79813FU, BladeCenter with 2 GHz dual core 2M cache processors, 8GB of memory, 2x36GB SAS HDDs, dual Ethernet, dual Fibre Channel can use up to 37% less power than the HP BL20pG3 with 3.0GHz 2M cache processors, 8GB of memory, 2x36GB SCSI HDDs, dual Ethernet, dual Fibre Channel.

Analysis performed on April 10, 2006. IBM, the IBM logo, and BladeCenter are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines in the United States and/or other countries. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. ? 2006 IBM Corporation. All rights reserved.