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Is a way of storing the same data in different places (redundantly) on multiple hard disks.

A blade server is a server chassis housing multiple thin, modular electronic circuit boards, known as server blades. Each blade is a server in its own right, often dedicated to a single application. The blades are literally servers on a card, containing processors, memory, integrated network controllers, an optional fiber channel host bus adaptor (HBA) [...]

Reduce the physical server sprawl associated with typical businesses.
Minimize the IT staff needed to manage the applications essential to operating day-to-day business functions.
Lower costs through the ability to add more servers, storage and networking simply on an as-needed basis.
Save energy through reduced power consumption compared to rack servers.
From a capital expenditure point of view, hundreds [...]