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The Cisco UCS Series is a modular, high-density, high-availability, dual-node storage- optimized server suited for service providers, enterprises, and industry-specific environments. It provides dense, cost-effective storage to address your ever-growing data needs. Designed for a…
Pogo Linux is a provider of server and storage products. The platforms offers products for all levels of the IT infrastructure, from workstations to entry level servers to advanced storage solutions.
Thinkmate provides a broad range of customized server, storage, and cluster solutions to Governments, Universities, Corporations, and the High Performance Computing markets.
HPE Apollo Server Systems are scalable high density servers that are optimized for Big Data Analytics, deep learning, and other robust workloads.. Higher performance, very substantial network bandwidth, and rack-level infrastructure (shared infrastructure chassis) are some of its…
HPE GreenLake is a fully managed on-premises solution that lets users avoid the costs and risks of moving data to and from the…
International Computer Concepts, Inc. (ICC) is a computer systems integrator and server manufacturing company focused on developing products and product appliances to meet a wide range of computational needs for many industries. ICC specializes in server solutions utilizing processing…
Mercury Systems is a global commercial technology company serving the aerospace and defense industry. The company provides secure open architecture processing solutions powering a broad range of mission-critical applications.
Hypertec is a large and rapidly growing global provider of information technology solutions.
D-Wave Systems in Burnaby offers the D-Wave Advantage, a quantum computing for business launched in September 2020 that leverages technological advances in the design of the quantum processing unit (QPU) at make it (according to the vendor) the most powerful quantum computer. Advantage…
AMAX is an award-winning global leader in application-tailored cloud, data center, open architecture platforms, HPC, Deep Learning and OEM server manufacturing solutions designed towards highest efficiency and optimal performance.
GIGABYTE is a global brand in the IT industry. GIGBYTE is in motherboard markets with expansion into PC Components, PC Peripherals, Laptops, Desktop PCs, Network Communications, Servers nd Mobile phones.
Inspur is a data center and cloud computing solutions provider. Inspur enables performance-optimized, purpose-built solutions to address emerging technology arenas.
DataDirect Networks (DDN) offers their SFA line of high density block storage solutions, including the SFA14KX and the SFA18K.
The SFA18KX is a high performance block storage and hyperconverged platform iwith an architecture that harnesses the power of the latest technologies, accelerates them with DDN high-performance software features and balances them to deliver fast performance with the lowest latency.…
HPE Moonshot is a density optimized server which integrates with HEP ProLiant blades to provide an alternative to rack mounted servers, offering modular scalability with less space, less power consumption, and less complexity. The ultra-converged HPE Moonshot delivers workload-…
HPE Cray supercomputers (from HPE since the 2019 acquisition) enable users to tackle infrastructure challenges that require the fusion of modeling and simulation workloads with analytics, AI, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to create a single business-critical workflow. Today's…
Huawei FusionServer Pro X6000, the current iteration in the X Series, is a 2U, 4-node high-density server for data centers with scale-out architecture. It delivers increased levels of density to address the space and investment restrictions of data centers, and enables improved space…
Lenovo provides high density servers for HPC tasks via the ThinkSystem SD series, presently including the SD650 and SD530.
Supermicro offers the MicroCloud line of modular density optimized servers, designed to support a cloud infrastructure.
Supermicro offers the MicroBlade series of density optimized servers designed to fit a blade enclosure.
IonQ in College Park boasts a unique trapped-ion approach to computing that combines physical performance, perfect qubit replication, optical networkability, and highly-optimized algorithms to create a quantum computer that is as scalable as it is powerful, and that will support…
SuperBlade is a high density x86 Multi-Node Server for Enterprise Cloud, HPC Applications, from Supermicro. They are available in 8U, 6U and 4U enclosures with hot-swap NVMe support, with air or direct liquid cooling.
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What are Density-Optimized Servers?
Density-optimized servers, sometimes referred to as high-density servers, are compact, scalable servers. They are designed to accommodate high levels of traffic, large amounts of data, and demanding electric and thermal loads. They are used in a variety of industries where data and traffic fluctuate in massive numbers, including but not limited to higher education, data center and network management, AI development and deployment, enterprise retail, and manufacturing.
Density-optimized servers are highly flexible, as many vendors offer customization plans to include additional component modules, more storage, and extra computing power. Additionally, they offer high data access speeds, increased stability during traffic spikes, and increased processing power for applications and services. Density-optimized servers are also smaller than traditional servers, which means they require less cooling and use less energy. As such, Density-optimized servers are useful for infrastructure consolidation.
Density-optimized servers and blade servers are sometimes discussed simultaneously or interchangeably. This is because products in both categories share similar objectives, such as reducing the physical size of server assets and improving performance. The major distinction is that density-optimized servers are focused on condensing multiple servers into a single space. Blade servers, on the other hand, are individual small servers with a more modular design.
Density-Optimized Servers Features
The most common density-optimized server features are:
- Cloud/on-premise hybridization and extension features
- Data transference
- Data backup and recovery
- Customizable data redundancy
- Customizable fault-tolerance
- High-performance computing optimization
- Hyper-converged infrastructure optimization
- Liquid cooling
- Module and add-on support
- Solid state and hard disk drive integrations
- Redundant power solutions
Density-Optimized Servers Comparison
When choosing the best density-optimized servers for you, consider the following:
Software integrations: While density-optimized server vendors don’t necessarily require users to install proprietary software to use their equipment, many of them do have programs that ease integration and improve performance, especially with other assets made by the same vendor. If you are concerned about performance optimization, or if you want a software to assist with data transference, consider choosing a vendor that utilizes any existing suites or equipment in your existing architecture and workflow.
Decommissioning: When businesses and enterprises adopt density-optimized servers, they usually replace older assets. As such, the cost of decommissioning these servers can include labor during transition, downtime as transition occurs, and removal of physical components. Some vendors offer a decommissioning service as part of their adoption and installation packages, although pricing may vary. If vendors do not offer decommissioning services, third-party IT asset disposition (ITAD) services can handle the process.
Geographic location: The types of servers available to you may be dependent on your geographic location. This is because of a variety of factors, including shipping, installation, or decommissioning retired assets. Further considerations may be related to regional or state regulations on factors such as power consumption.
Pricing Information
Density-optimized servers are priced based on storage size, processing power, and number of possible module upgrades. Prices for an individual server range begin at $12,000 at the lower end. Vendors offer more specific pricing based on company needs and included components, as well as discounts for servers purchased in bulk. These prices only include the cost of the servers. There may be additional costs for shipping, installation, and updating. Many vendors offer a limited trial option.
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