Buying servers?
brianm: So, some lessons learned...1. lights out management matters2. ensure your OS is happy on the hardware ahead of time3. if you are expecting to make regular purchases, with growth for example, tell the vendor that4. always negotiate5. dell actually makes good servers now6. look hard at the power density you get wherever your servers will live and factor cost of rack space into server cost numbers -- if you have low power density, slightly pricier servers with lower power reqs may win out