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Blade Server Strategies: Local Communications Market Opportunities, Market Forecasts, and Market Strategies, 2003-2008

Published by: Wintergreen Research

Published: Feb. 1, 2003 - 297 Pages


Table of Contents


Blade Server Executive Summary


  • Blade Computing Market Driving Forces
  • Blade Market Shares
  • Blade Market Forecasts



1. Blade Server Market Description


    1.1 Blade Server Definition

    1.1.1 Blade Servers 101: Maximizing Operational Efficiencies

    1.1.2 Server Blades: An Emerging Architecture

    1.2 Blades Bring Shift In Server Design

    1.3 Blade Economics

    1.3.1 Deployment And Service

    1.3.2 Cable Consolidation By Blade Chassis

    1.3.3 Optimized Use Of Space In Data Centers

    1.3.4 Density Of Traditional Servers Versus Blades

    1.3.5 Reduced Power Consumption

    1.4 Blade Server Challenges

    1.5 Robust Management Tools

    1.6 (cPCI) Hardware Standards

    1.7 Blade Network-Server Environments

    1.7.1 Low-Power Blade Systems

    1.7.2 Expanding The Performance And Function From Within

    1.8 Modular Integration Platform

    1.8.1 Modular Scalability And Performance Density

    1.9 Complexity of IT environment

    1.10 Communications Service Providers As Target Market

    1.11 Clustered Systems

    1.12 Global Technology Complexity

    1.13 On Demand Computing

    1.13.1 Rack-Mounting Blade Servers

    1.13.2 Blades At The Edge of the Network

    1.14 Software on the Edge of the Blades

    1.15 Impact of Downturn In The Economy



2. Blade Server Market Forecasts


    2.1 Blade Computing Market Driving Forces

    2.1.1 Next Generation Of Computing Technology

    2.1.2 Benefits Of Blade Servers

    2.1.3 Constraints Of Blade Servers

    2.2 Blade Support for IT Infrastructure

    2.3 Blade Market Shares

    2.3.1 Hewlett Packard

    2.3.2 IBM

    2.3.3 Dell

    2.3.4 Sun Microsystems

    2.3.5 EMC

    2.3.6 RLX Technologies

    2.3.7 OmniCluster

    2.3.8 Worldwide Blade Server Market Shares In Units

    2.4 Blade Market Forecasts

    2.4.1 Worldwide Blade Server Unit Forecast Analysis

    2.5 Blade Server Market - Units

    2.6 Server Market Shares

    2.6.1 Unix Server Market Shares

    2.6.2 SIAS Server Market Shares

    2.6.3 High End Unix Server Market Shares

    2.6.4 High End Linux Cluster Server Market Shares

    2.6.5 Worldwide and Regional Server Unit Market Shares

    2.6.6 Worldwide and Regional Server Market Shares Dollars

    2.7 Server Market Forecasts

    2.7.1 High End Unix Server Market Forecasts

    2.7.2 Mid Range Server Market Forecasts

    2.7.3 SIAS Standard Intel Architecture Server Market Forecasts

    2.8 Server Shipments by Region

    2.9 Blade Pricing

    2.9.1 IBM Blade Pricing

    2.9.2 HP Blade Servers

    2.10 Blade Strategic Positioning

    2.10.1 IBM Strategic Positioning

    2.10.2 Intel Architecture

    2.10.3 Hewlett-Packard Strategic Positioning

    2.11 Blade Vertical Market Forecasts



3. Blade Server Product Description


    3.1 Blade Server Features

    3.1.1 Blade Server Benefits

    3.1.2 Blade Market Positioning

    3.2 IBM Blade Servers

    3.2.1 IBM and Intel

    3.2.2 IBM Blade Server For Enterprise Workloads

    3.2.3 IBM BladeCenter

    3.2.4 IBM BladeCenter / AOL Time Warner

    3.2.5 IBM Blades / Microsoft Exchange Platform

    3.2.6 IBM Blade Applications

    3.2.7 IBM Blade Operating System Support

    3.2.8 IBM Blade Market Directions

    3.2.9 IBM Blade Server Modular Approach

    3.2.10 IBM Director

    3.2.11 IBM xSeries 335, 305, and 205 Blades

    3.3 Hewlett Packard

    3.3.1 HP Blade Servers

    3.3.2 Next Generation Network Solutions

    3.3.3 HP Ecosystem Of Partners

    3.3.4 HP Server bc1100

    3.3.5 HP ProLiant BL20p

    3.3.6 HP Blade Standard Telecom Platforms

    3.3.7 HP / Compaq ProLiant p-CLASS

    3.3.8 HP / Compaq ProLiant Blade

    3.4 Sun

    3.4.1 Sun Blade 2000 Workstation

    3.5 Dell

    3.5.1 Dell Computer Dual-Processor Blade Servers

    3.5.2 Blade Less Space and Power

    3.6 RLX Technologies

    3.6.1 RLX Fourth-Generation Server Blade, Control Tower

    3.6.2 RLX Control Tower System Management

    3.6.3 RLX Cluster Computing Solutions

    3.7 OmniCluster

    3.7.1 Omnicluster / Check Point Partnership

    3.7.2 OmniCluster Appliance Products

    3.8 Egenera

    3.8.1 Egenera Two-way Processing Blade

    3.9 Tatung Science and Technology

    3.9.1 Tatung Integration of Amphus ManageSite

    3.10 Force Computers / Solectron

    3.11 Motorola Computer Group

    3.11.1 Motorola's 5385 CompactPCI Controller Blade

    3.11.2 MCIP805 CompactPCI Application And Control Processor Board

    3.12 Amphus

    3.13 Newisys

    3.14 Gateway

    3.15 Fujitsu, AAEON, Advantech, and Kontron



4. Blade Server Technology


    4.1 Modular Component-Style Architecture For Servers

    4.2 InfiniBand

    4.2.1 InfiniBand (IB) Fabric Topology

    4.3 Intel Ultra -Low Voltage Processors

    4.4 Blade Interconnect Technology

    4.5 Open Specification For Blade Servers

    4.6 Open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

    4.7 Intel

    4.8 Linux

    4.8.1 Linux on the Mainframe

    4.8.2 Robust Unix and Windows-Based Systems

    4.8.3 Mainframe Economics

    4.8.4 Linux Capabilities

    4.9 WebServices

    4.10 Autonomic Computing Attributes

    4.10.1 Autonomic Computing Architecture Framework

    4.10.2 IBM Grid Computing

    4.11 Graphics

    4.12 Packet Computing Resource Board (PCRB)

    4.13 Packet Processor Resource Board (PPRB)

    4.13.1 Packet Voice Resource Board

    4.14 Evolution of Appliances



5. Blade Server Company Profiles


    5.1 Blade Server Market Participants

    5.2 2C Computing

    5.3 Accton Technology

    5.4 Agilent Technologies

    5.5 AMD

    5.6 Amphus

    5.6.1 Amphus Virgo Platform

    5.7 Brocade

    5.8 Dell

    5.8.1 Dell Revenue

    5.8.2 Dell Regional Market Participation

    5.8.3 Dell Blade Servers

    5.8.4 Dell Blade Server Positioning

    5.8.5 Blades Reduce Complexity In The Network

    5.8.6 Server Management Through Remote Capabilities

    5.8.7 Gigabit Ethernet As A Backplane Technology

    5.9 Diversified Technology

    5.10 Ensim

    5.11 F5 Networks

    5.12 Hewlett Packard (HP)

    5.12.1 Hewlett Packard Positioning

    5.12.2 Blade Server Positioning

    5.12.3 HP Blade Server Partner Program

    5.12.4 Hewlett Packard / Compaq

    5.13 IBM

    5.13.1 IBM Autonomic Computing Product Deployment Elements

    5.14 InfiniCon Systems

    5.15 Intel

    5.16 Motorola Computer Group

    5.17 OmniCluster

    5.17.1 OmniCluster Technologies / Products

    5.17.2 OmniCluster Technologies / Check Point’ Appliance SlotShield Firewall/VPN 3000

    5.18 RLX Technologies

    5.19 Solectron / Force Computers

    5.20 Sun Microsystems

    5.20.1 Sun Enterprise Systems Products

    5.20.2 Sun Products

    5.20.3 Sun Enterprise Systems Products

    5.20.4 Sun Mid-Range Servers

    5.20.5 Sun Workstations and Information Appliances

    5.20.6 Sun Organizational Structure

    5.20.7 Sun Business Strategy

    5.21 TeraForce

    5.21.1 TeraForce Technology

    5.21.2 TeraForce Technology

    5.22 Tatung Science and Technology Inc.

    5.23 Themis Computer



Abstract

Margins are slimmer on blade systems compared to mid-range systems. Manufacturers are attempting to gain market share and sell volume. The anticipation of making profits from supplemental service, such as warranties, consulting, and systems integration is a market factor.

Blade servers consolidate and simplify the reduction of tangled cables. The spaghetti mess is literally 200 cables coming out of a 2-meter rack. It is very easy to disconnect the wrong one.

Hewlett Packard leads worldwide blade server market shares with 56% in 2002 in a $158 million market. IBM is number two in the blade sever market with 22% market share participation.

Growth drivers are Linux clusters and blades. Server consolidation is driving UNIX low- end substitution. The small and medium business market represents over 50% of the Intel- based market. In 2002, IBM gained 12 points in 4- way Intel servers, and 17 pts in 8- way Intel servers. This report covers the topic.



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