Server Running Cost UK 2026: Power, Cooling, and Running Costs
Calculating an on-premise server running cost in the UK requires cutting through vendor efficiency claims and examining verified commercial benchmarks…
Branch Office Server vs Cloud: 2026 Decision Framework
By mid-2026, for many UK organisations the question of whether a branch office still requires its own physical server has increasingly shifted from st…
Server Benchmark Comparison: How to Read Public Data in 2026
Navigating modern enterprise hardware procurement requires moving beyond glossy marketing slides and scrutinising raw benchmark disclosures. Following…
Buy Dell Server Direct or Reseller? UK Buyer Analysis
For UK IT leaders deciding whether to buy Dell servers direct or via a reseller, the commercial choice comes down to a fundamental trade-off: direct p…
Windows Server ROK vs Volume Licensing: 2026 Buying Guide
When procuring Windows Server in 2026, the baseline rule is simple: choose ROK for static, standalone single-host deployments, and choose Volume Licen…
ARM Server vs x86: UK Enterprise Readiness in 2026
UK IT leaders weighing an ARM server vs x86 deployment in late 2026 face a clear architectural divide. On 2 September 2026, Broadcom software business…
Server Consolidation Ratio 2026: Sizing Ratios vs Cost
Aggressive server consolidation promises to slash rack footprints, yet the arithmetic in mid-2026 demands far more caution than vendor datasheets sugg…
Windows Server 2025 Standard vs Datacenter Licensing
Deploying Windows Server 2025 in mid-2026 benefits from a precise mathematical approach rather than relying only on a simple feature comparison. With …
On-Prem vs Cloud vs Colocation: UK Cost Reset 2026
UK IT leaders re-costing infrastructure in 2026 are discovering that cloud's convenience carries a measurable price tag: one UK-modelled scenario puts…
Configure to Order Servers vs Stock: 2026 Buyer's Guide
UK IT leaders configuring servers in 2026 face a market that is short on exact specifications, not necessarily short on boxes. CDW UK expects the curr…
Rack Density Planning 2026: Is Your Server Room Ready?
Most UK comms rooms were built around 3–8 kW racks. In 2026, average rack density in AFCOM's 10th anniversary State of the Data Center report has hit …
EPYC Turin vs Xeon 6 2026: A UK Workload Verdict
AMD says a single EPYC 9005-based server can now do the work of more than eight 2019-era Intel Xeon Platinum servers — a claim that reframes the entir…
How Much Server RAM Can You Justify in 2026?
Server DRAM contract prices have risen sharply through 2026 — up 93–98% quarter-on-quarter in Q1, 58–63% in Q2, and a forecast 13–18% in Q3 — turning …
Windows Server 2016 End of Life: Refresh or Migrate?
Windows Server 2016 extended support ends on 12 January 2027 — and UK IT leaders planning the transition now face an unusual complication: server memo…
Server Prices 2026: Buy Now or Wait Out the Memory Spike?
If you run UK infrastructure, the instinct you half-remember - "hold off, memory always gets cheaper" - is exactly wrong for this cycle. Compounded DR…
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