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• DDR5 Memory Configuration Guide for Enterprise Servers: Ranks, Speeds, and Population Rules That Actually Matter

  2026-07-27 Company News

  A practical guide to DDR5 memory configuration for Dell PowerEdge and xFusion servers. Covers DIMM population rules, rank count vs speed tradeoffs, RDIMM vs 3DS RDIMM, and how misconfiguring memory costs 30% bandwidth.

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• Single-Socket vs Dual-Socket Servers: A Licensing TCO Calculator for VMware, Windows Server, and Oracle

  2026-07-24 Company News

  Compare the real licensing costs of single-socket vs dual-socket servers for VMware, Windows Server, and Oracle. With 160-core EPYC and 144-core Xeon 6 single-socket platforms, single-socket TCO often beats dual-socket by 25-40%.

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• New vs Refurbished Enterprise Servers: A Procurement Decision Framework for 2026

  2026-07-24 Company News

  A practical framework for deciding when to buy new vs refurbished enterprise servers in 2026. Covers warranty considerations, performance benchmarking, TCO comparison, and which workloads are safe candidates for refurbished hardware.

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• Colocation vs On-Premise Data Center: A 5-Year Server Hardware TCO Comparison

  2026-07-23 Company News

  Compare colocation vs on-premise data center costs for enterprise server hardware over 5 years. Breakdown of power, cooling, bandwidth, and staffing with real Dell PowerEdge and xFusion numbers.

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• Server Consolidation Playbook: Replacing Aging R740s with R770 Nodes – A Real TCO Analysis

  2026-07-23 Company News

  Walk through a real server consolidation scenario: replacing 10 aging Dell R740 servers with 3 R770 Xeon 6 nodes. Complete TCO breakdown covering hardware, power, cooling, licensing, and management savings.

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• Enterprise SSD Trends 2026: NVMe Gen5, E3.S, and the Death of SATA in the Data Center

  2026-07-22 Company News

  NVMe Gen5 and E3.S form factor are reshaping enterprise storage in 2026. SATA SSDs are being phased out of new server designs. Here is what data center operators need to know about the SSD transition.

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