Blade servers: On the cutting edge  Blade servers offer a space-
saving, lower-cost alternative to rack-mounted systems. So
where's the catch? There isn't one.  Anyone who has visited the
average data centre knows what a tangled, complicated
environment it can be.  With hundreds of rack-mounted servers in
rows, each of them trailing their own power supply and network
connection cords, the amount of cable spaghetti can be daunting.
Systems administrators sometimes resemble ferrets, scurrying
down tunnels of tin, pulling and plugging cables in a bid to
keep the whole intricate set-up running smoothly.  Rack-mounted
servers make the business of server management more difficult,
as well as other downsides such as creating excess heat and a
shortage of floorspace. Perhaps this is why blade servers are
currently enjoying their position at the cutting edge of server
technology (if you'll excuse the pun).  A step ahead Blade
servers take server consolidation further than it's ever gone
before. The concept focuses on i