FAST Quickly Turns to Dell PowerEdge 2950 Servers as a Way to Meet the Computationally-Intense Needs of Its Enterprise Search Infrastructure

Overview

FAST offers a full range of search-driven solutions, from applications solving specific vertical business challenges, such as online merchandizing. FAST seeks the latest high-performance servers for its hosting center to help sustain its edge in providing the fastest possible indexing for its worldwide customers. As part of the Dell evaluation program, FAST was provided with PowerEdge 2950 servers ahead of the general release in order to take them for a test ride. FAST predicts that the new high-performance PowerEdge 2950 servers offer the potential to consolidate the installed server infrastructure by as much as 20 percent, high-capacity servers with eight internal drives help reduce external storage requirements.