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Send in the Clones?

April 15, 2002
By Steven J. Schuchart Jr.

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Name-brand or white box? Here are some arguments for sticking with Tier 1 vendors for your enterprise servers.

• Consistency of parts: Tier 1 vendors tend to use the same components inside units in the same order; second-tier vendors may switch motherboards or video cards midstream.

• The price gap has narrowed.

• Major software vendors are more likely to take responsibility for application glitches on name-brand servers that they've tested for compatibility.

• Support for multiple OSs has advanced dramatically.

• Second-tier motherboard manufacturers that don't have offices United States can't respond as quickly enough to problems.