Blade Servers

To meet processing requirements and improve server management, many organizations have implemented blade servers. While the move to blade servers is typically not driven by energy considerations, blade servers can play a significant role in energy consumption.  Blade servers consume approximately 10 percent less power than equivalent rack-mount servers because multiple servers share common AC power supplies, cooling fans and other components.  In a 5,000-square-foot data center model, we see a one percent reduction in total energy consumption when 20 percent of rack-based servers are replaced with blade servers. More importantly, blades facilitate the move to a high-density data center architecture, which can significantly reduce energy consumption.