Dell blade servers together with VMware virtualization software can help meet the scalability requirements of today's data centers. This paper discusses how Dell PowerEdge 1855 blade servers and VMware ESX Server virtualization software can facilitate server consolidation and supply on-demand server provisioning. In addition, virtual machines running on blade server systems can help reduce total cost of ownership compared to software running on stand-alone systems.
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