Dell Enterprise Servers are built on a rock-solid foundation of technology and innovation, delivering powerful performance while maintaining high reliability and security.
Each Dell ESE combines multiple storage options with the industry’s most pervasive platforms and operating systems, delivering advanced virtualization and management capabilities.
ESE allows for quick and easy deployment, with the potential to support mixed environments spanning on-premises and public clouds. Enterprises and organizations can deploy and manage servers and storage with efficiency, reducing operational costs and complexity while increasing agility and effectiveness.
The Rise of the Dells
In the past 10 years or so, we’ve seen a massive shift in the server market. For decades, the primary factor limiting server performance was the ability to harness multicore processors and multiple graphics cards. While this added computational power in tremendous quantities, it came at a price; namely, heat. As the amount of RAM and storage exploded, cooling systems were at the forefront, with fans, vents, and heat sinks commonplace on large server racks.
Those days are now gone. With the advent of the i7 processor and graphics cards that leverage its integrated graphics, as well as other performance-boosting technologies such as vTiling and Hyper-Threading, it’s now possible to construct a high-performance server that doesn’t require constant cooling. This has led to a paradigm shift, with small and mid-sized businesses seeing the benefits of deploying a high-performance server, and even a few large businesses deciding to follow suit.
Building Blocks For Success
Dell ESE is an evolution of the traditional enterprise server, providing a complete server stack for enterprises and cloud service providers, from the server to the storage and network connections. It is built on a foundation of reliable and high-performing components that provide a solid platform for growth; in particular, the XPS 15, a powerful workstation-class laptop that serves as the perfect platform for those seeking to build a high-performance server.
The Dell ESE is an excellent choice for businesses seeking to build a server. It is built with speed and performance in mind, using specialized hardware and cutting-edge technologies to provide top benchmarks for its category. It offers exceptional value for the money, with high-end configurations providing a powerful platform for many different uses – from business to entertainment.
Thanks to its Thunderbolt™ 3 port, the Dell ESE is also a great choice for businesses seeking to build an all-in-one storage device. The Dell ESE can function as either a traditional storage array or a fast, standalone storage device, providing flexibility and value for organizations.
Multicore Processors and Fuelling The Evolution Of Servers
The evolution of the desktop workstation and the server are inextricably linked. It wasn’t that long ago that high-performance desktops requiring air cooling were the norm. These days, small, mid-sized, and even some large businesses have moved away from building desktop PCs and turning them into servers. The main reason behind this trend is speed. With the advent of the multicore processor, speed has increased to the point where it is now the dominant factor limiting server performance.
While multicore processors increase processing speed, they also increase the server’s operational temperature. In order to cool down these highly sophisticated chips, businesses have to resort to traditional measures such as air cooling. However, this also limits the operations that servers can support. With the advent of the multicore processor, the speed limit for individual cores has been lifted, providing the ability to push more workloads simultaneously than any previous generation.
Virtualization And The Rise Of The Cloud
Virtualization is still a popular way of operating servers, allowing for flexible deployment and resource sharing. While it has its benefits, it comes with certain restrictions. One of the primary restrictions is the lack of flexibility regarding the type of OS and applications that can be deployed. Even with the latest technological advancements, virtualization still has its limitations.
For the past decade or so, virtualization has been used mainly for specialized purposes, such as development and testing. However, this has begun to change, with businesses deciding that virtualization provides a means of ensuring applications and data are always available, and can be quickly deployed and updated as needs change. To that end, cloud computing emerged, providing an abstraction layer and an interface for managing resources; in other words, the ability to provision and manage servers and storage remotely, via the Internet. This has made cloud computing, and the associated services such as Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform, extremely popular choices for businesses and organizations seeking to build a server. These services provide reliable, high-performance computing resources in the cloud, allowing businesses to get the most out of their existing investments in computing while simultaneously lowering the barriers to entry for those looking to launch a server.
All-Flash Arrays And NVMe Solid-State Drives
All-flash arrays, also known as Flash-RAM drives, are the standard in the server industry today, with several vendors offering a “self-resizing” feature that allows for automated expansion based on I/O demands. All-flash arrays remove the traditional HDDs and replace them with solid-state drives (SSDs), providing higher performance and reliability due to their lower energy consumption and improved shock tolerance. Some vendors offer RAID-like capabilities, providing further flexibility for enterprises and organizations seeking to build a server.
The Bottom Line
Dell ESE is a complete server solution that provides speed and performance for businesses and organizations seeking to build a server. It is built on a reliable and high-performing foundation using specialized components, including a Thunderbolt™ 3 port that allows for easy connection to an all-in-one storage device. Its ability to integrate multiple storage options and utilize cutting-edge technologies makes Dell ESE an excellent choice for businesses and organizations seeking to build a fast, flexible, and secure server.