Whether
you’re a small business owner or the head of a large corporate IT team, finding
the right server for your specific business needs is an essential part of
keeping your business running at optimum levels. There are a huge variety of
servers on the market today, with varying levels of capacities and performance
benchmarks, and literally hundreds of thousands of possible configurations. The
vast amount of options available to you may seem overwhelming, but this doesn’t
mean that settling on one server is an impossible task. Whether you’re
undecided on a good server or have no clue which direction to proceed in, here
are three servers arranged by their class. These three will provide you a good
idea of what an optimized server will look like.
The HP ProLiant N40L
This micro server is ideal for small businesses/home offices
with minimal server needs. The ProLiant N40L is one of the most affordable
servers on the market, coming in at an average of $350. The N40L has a 1.5 GHz
processor, more than enough for its basic data hosting applications. The
Microserver has two gigabytes of DDR3 RAM, so don’t expect any memory intensive
multi-tasking from this server. With four USB 2.0 ports and 250 gigabytes of
high-speed SATA memory, the N40L is perfect for storing and transferring all of
your essential business data. The N40L is a great server to consider if you’re
taking your first steps into the server market.
The HP ProLiant
BL460c
The HP ProLiant BL460c is a great server for midrange
businesses which have opted for blade enclosures over rack-mounting and tower
server solutions. The BL460c is a generation eight model, making it one of the
more recent models in ProLiant’s blade line. The entry level version allows for
two CPUs, but comes stocked with only one four-core Xeon 2.5 GHz processor and
sixteen gigabytes of RAM. Midrange server applications usually demand a bit
more, which is why many people opt for a second processor and a partial
expansion into some of the BL460c’s memory potential of 512 gigabytes.
The Dell PowerEdge
1750
The PowerEdge 1750 is a seventh generation PowerEdge server and is a popular choice for business/corporate class servers. The 1750 is a one unit rack-optimized server coming in on today’s markets at an average of $5,000. The 1750 has a great configuration, and beyond multiprocessing and a huge memory availability, the 1750 also allows for redundant power supplies without taking an additional PCI slot. The 1750 offers a great degree of manageability, and the OpenManage Array Manager allows for quick and easy virtualization. Consequently, the PowerEdge 1750 is among the most popular choice for business professionals looking to upgrade their server array without breaking the bank. Refurbished options are a popular choice for seventh generation servers, offering additional incentives to go with the 1750.
