{"id":3575,"date":"2022-09-29T16:39:59","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T08:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/?page_id=3575"},"modified":"2022-09-29T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T09:07:40","slug":"which-type-of-server-hardware-is-best-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/which-type-of-server-hardware-is-best-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Type of server"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3575\" class=\"elementor elementor-3575\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26ac20e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"26ac20e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ac4565d\" data-id=\"3ac4565d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a249 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"d6a249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3575 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d6a249\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Distributor\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzU4NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3NlcnZlcm9uLmNvbS5teVwvdjA1XC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wOVwvRGlzdHJpYnV0b3IuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZDZhMjQ5In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1074\" src=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Distributor-600x315.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce453b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6ce453b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b51088b\" data-id=\"b51088b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a22a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a22a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Servers are the core of any company\u2019s IT infrastructure and choosing the right servers for a business can be a complex experience. The wrong decisions could lead to purchasing IT equipment not fit for purpose, or servers that are too powerful for actual business needs, ultimately wasting time and money.<\/p><p>Especially for smaller or expanding businesses, it can seem daunting with there being so many server types, components, and networking options out there. But with the right support and information, there are ways to smooth the process. When building or expanding your IT infrastructure, there are some key elements you can consider first that will allow you to choose the best options for your business needs.<\/p><p>Rack servers, blade servers, tower servers, \u00a0and mainframes each provide different advantages \u2013 keep reading for the information to measure which one is best suited for your organization\u2019s day-to-day operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64fb143a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64fb143a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-607f2319\" data-id=\"607f2319\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d61d9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d61d9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-removebg-preview-17.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-removebg-preview-17.png 250w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-removebg-preview-17-117x300.png 117w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5055124d\" data-id=\"5055124d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d39bfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d39bfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rack Server<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc2602f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc2602f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A rack server, also known as a rack-mounted server, is a standard-size computer designed to be mounted in a server rack along with other rack servers or standard-size components, such as network or storage area network devices. A rack server is considered to be a general-purpose machine that can support a wide range of workloads.<\/p><p>Rack servers take up a lot less space than\u00a0tower servers because they&#8217;re not encased in bulky cabinets and users can stack them in a single rack along with the other components. In addition, because providers have standardized the size of racks and rack servers, admins can easily add or replace servers\u00a0if one should malfunction. The design also makes it simple to add components gradually to accommodate growing workloads. Best of all, the servers in the same rack don&#8217;t have to be the same model or come from the same vendor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35f3e501 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35f3e501\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-525999b2\" data-id=\"525999b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527cb06f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"527cb06f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blade Server<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d00ef95 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d00ef95\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ef05228\" data-id=\"3ef05228\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a0930e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"32a0930e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/data-center-blades.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3591\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/data-center-blades.jpg 790w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/data-center-blades-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/data-center-blades-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/data-center-blades-600x395.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A blade server is a modular component -- blade -- that fits into a server chassis along with other blades. Each blade has its own processors, memory and integrated network controllers. The blade might also include a Fibre Channel host bus adapter, as well as other I\/O ports. Blade servers offer more processing power in a smaller space than rack servers while providing a simplified cabling structure.\nBlade servers are chassis-based servers similar to rack servers, but the more stripped-down design allows for even more space efficiency than rack servers, among other key advantages.\nThese server systems are comprised of individual server \u201cblades\u201d, thin dedicated server boards that each have individual processing power, memory capacity and a simple modular design that allows for easy configurability.\nBlade servers offer more processing power and ease of cable management than rack servers, but these advantages come with a larger price tag. If money isn\u2019t a concern so much as efficiency and performance is, then blade servers are a very good option.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33f4fff elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33f4fff\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da2c027\" data-id=\"4da2c027\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-596e43ae elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"596e43ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-561ed335\" data-id=\"561ed335\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262f5f85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"262f5f85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4-1024x510.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3063\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4-600x299.png 600w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/QCT-4.png 1534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-47b55a87\" data-id=\"47b55a87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9dafcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9dafcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tower Server<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47fad9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e47fad9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A tower servers are singular computers with the dedicated purpose of a server- they are housed in a standalone upright cabint, or &#8220;tower&#8221;, much like the tower of a personal desktop computer.<\/p><p>Towers provide their own unique adantages. Because of the low interior component density, they are easier to cool than rack or blade servers. The encased design allows room for more hardware or drive installation if necessary.<\/p><p>While blade servers and rack servers feature neat, modular rack designs, tower servers are much less space efficient. A set of tower servers will be much heavier and space-consuming than their thinner counterparts. Cable management can be complicated and bulky, and the air cooling from tower fans can be noisy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-17af131e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17af131e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1712035d\" data-id=\"1712035d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a5bf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a5bf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mainframe Server<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19584629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19584629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A mainframe server is an extremely powerful computer; it&#8217;s about the size of a large refrigerator with high workload capacity. Today&#8217;s mainframes\u00a0are much more compact and powerful and include sophisticated encryption capabilities, highly configurable as well as multiple layers of redundancy.<\/p><p>Generally, mainframes are utilized by industries with high data volume and a necessity for reliable and secure computing. Mainframes are still much bigger and bulkier than rack or blade servers, and \u00a0a lot more expensive. However, mainframes are also much more powerful and reliable than anything else out there.<\/p><p>A mainframe is designed for high throughput; it can support a large number of simultaneous transactions and heavy I\/O loads without affecting performance.\u00a0<\/p><p>Because of their size and complexity, mainframe servers will require consistent upkeep from a dedicated server technician. Such maintenance costs may deter an organization, so it is important to assess the scale of your operations to determine if a mainframe server will be beneficial.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1824bf2d\" data-id=\"1824bf2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50069637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"50069637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mainframes-ibm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3592\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mainframes-ibm.jpg 600w, https:\/\/serveron.com.my\/v05\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/mainframes-ibm-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Servers are the core of any company\u2019s IT infrastructure and choosing the right servers for a business can be a complex experience. The wrong decisions could lead to purchasing IT equipment not fit for purpose, or servers that are too powerful for actual business needs, ultimately wasting time and money. 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