In this economy, companies are hypersensitive about cost-savings, and rack-optimized servers are all about savings, ... They help organizations save space and reduce their energy consumption.

Given that power (consumption) is one of the data center hot and heavy buzzwords right now, they'll probably get some attention.

It's an integral part of the turnaround strategy for Sun, ... This is a fairly versatile offering for the marketplace right now.

[One analyst said the new features should result in lower maintenance costs for businesses.] The costs will be lower because the system is more predictive, ... It appears that IBM has tried to trap, capture and diagnose almost every fault condition.

Sun is sending a message to the industry that the problems associated with power and cooling are just as important as keeping up with performance.

Between now and 2009, we expect 12 million additional square footage of raised floor going into marketplace. Think of that filled to the brim with servers.