Dell Introduces Energy Efficient Server Platforms

Dell has released the findings of a study that demonstrates the company’s PowerEdge M610 blade servers with M1000e enclosure delivers better performance per watt and consumes less energy. Dell’s ultra-efficient blades can consume up to 20 percent less power per blade server than identically-configured competitive offerings1 and help provide an ideal platform for environmentally conscious IT managers looking to reduce operating costs and the environmental impact of their data centres.

“The adoption of power efficient blade servers is playing a crucial role in enabling organisations to consolidate and manage IT resources while minimising energy consumption and related costs,” said Steve Brasen, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Management Associations. “By adopting the SPECpower_ssj2008 benchmark for its evaluation testing, Dell has ensured reliability in its methodology and can accurately report on providing one of the most energy efficient server platforms available today.”

The energy-efficiency of Dell’s blades demonstrates the company’s commitment to developing the industry’s highest performing blade server solutions while making it easy and more cost-effective for customers to be environmentally conscious.

Built on Energy Smart technologies, Dell blade solutions take advantage of thermal design efficiencies, such as ultra-efficient power supplies, dynamic power efficient fans and optimised airflow design that can efficiently cool the chassis to enable outstanding performance with low power consumption. IT managers can also take advantage of power-capping capabilities, allowing users to control energy consumption while helping prevent outages that result from power overloads.