A new effort to create a level playing field for makers of blade servers is
welcome but it is unlikely to have much enterprise sway in the near future.
Intel is part of a 40-strong group of server technology providers called the
SSI who are backing a specification called Modular Server Specifications. SSI is
attempting to provide a building-block approach for blade, chassis and
manageability software elements. The only problem is that the big boys do not
seem to want to play.
The list of supporters includes Pigeon Point Systems, Aragorn Computers and
Mellanox Technologies. But there is no mention of current blade market leaders
IBM, HP or Dell.
The roster is dominated by small companies with not much to lose. That is
because, for all their talk of standardisation, the largest companies are still
seeking to differentiate themselves on blades to protect margins.
There is currently no ability to plug standard blades from any vendor into a
standard chassis developed by any vendor.
However, as more datacentres turn towards scale-out infrastructures where
blades must be quickly snapped in and out, even the powerful brands of the
industry leaders will become vulnerable to the Intel gang of no-names.
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