Product Description
Products Include:- SuperServers
- Motherboards
- Chassis
- SuperBlade
- Embedded
- Networking
- Storage
KEY TECHNOLOGIES:
Customizable Server Solutions (Server Building Block Solutions)
Supermicro provides flexible and customizable server solutions to address the application needs of its customers. Its flexible design principles allow Supermicro to aggregate industry standard materials to develop proprietary components, such as serverboards, chassis and power supplies, to deliver products with superior features matched to the desired application. This Server Building Block approach allows Supermicro to provide a broader range of SKUs and offer more choice for customers.
Flexible Expansion Capabilities (Universal I/O or UIO)
Through its proprietary technology, Supermicro can offer significantly more memory and expansion slots than traditional server systems with a comparable server form factor. Called Universal I/O or UIO, this technology allows users to add up to 3 add-on cards to a 1U server system or 6 add-on cards to a 2U system. Supermicro UIO servers, in combination with a riser card and UIO card, can provide over 20 different networking choices.
Economical Power Efficiency and Thermal Management Systems
Supermicro's server solutions include many design innovations to optimize power consumption and manage heat dissipation. The company has designed flexible power management systems which customize or eliminate components to reduce overall power consumption. Supermicro's proprietary power supplies can significantly enhance power efficiency. For example, Supermicro's recently developed 720 watt power supply was the first Gold Level 1U multiple output server power supply in the industry. Supermicro has also developed technologies that reduce the effects of heat dissipation from its servers. Allowing them to achieve a superior price-to-performance ratio while minimizing energy and reducing the risk of server malfunction caused by overheating.
Advantages
Below are just some of Supermicro's product advantages:- First-to-Market
- Most Optimized Designs
- Widest Range of Server Products Available
- Best Selection of High-End Server Products
- Best Price/Performance Ratio
- High Availability
- High Performance and Quality
- High Density
- Extensive Product Lines to Customize to Customer Needs
These advantages have helped Supermicro establish itself as a true leader in server technology. The full range of Supermicro products stand above the competition on their own merits by delivering industry-leading performance at extremely competitive prices. With the most extensive product line in the industry to meet the widest range of customer needs, it is easy to understand why Supermicro has become a world leader in server design and manufacturing.
Why We're Green
"Earth-friendly" Product Advantages
Supermicro leverages advanced technology and system design expertise to reduce the power consumption of our server, blade, workstation and storage systems. Over many years of experience, we have become an industry leader in power saving technology. In 2006, for example, our 1U Twin servers were introduced featuring two DP nodes in a 1U form factor with 89% power efficiency. In 2007 our SuperBlade systems built on this technology achievement to develop 93% power efficiency. Leading the way to even greater results, our engineers continue to improve green technology as a primary product design objective.
Benefits
As a result of these efforts, the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Supermicro's servers and computer systems is significantly reduced over time. Each of our 90%+ efficient systems, comparing to others equipped with traditional 70% to 80% efficiency power supplies, can save up to $200 to $500 per year depending on configuration and usage. Equivalently, the saving provides a reduction of more than half a metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions from the generation of fossil fuel electric power.
As an example, each node of our SuperBlade can save up to 100 watts over a traditional discrete 1U rack-mount server. These savings add up quickly with a SuperBlade chassis fully populated with 10 servers. By eliminating the overhead in 1U discrete servers and using high-efficiency (up to 93%) power supplies, the SuperBlade can save customers between $700 and $1,000 per year in power - even more when reduced cooling costs are included. And the carbon dioxide emissions are reduced by more than 5.5 metric tons - the equivalent to planting 1.7 acres of trees.
Green Technology
Optimized System Architecture created to take advantage of Supermicro's power saving technology to produce optimal cooling at all application levels
Motherboards Designed With Leading-Edge Technology and High-End Components such as high-efficiency VRMs optimized to reduce energy consumption
High-Efficiency Power Supplies designed to run at significantly higher efficiencies of up to 90%+, greatly reducing energy losses
Cooling Subsystems including advanced technology heat sinks, pulse-width modulated fan speed controls, structured chassis airflow design, intelligent temperature and power management, architected for the most effective cooling for all system components