Buy Servers by Application—From Storage to AI

When selecting servers by application, don’t start with the rack height—start with your task: Each category groups server systems whose components we’ve tailored to a specific use case, tested, and validated using our own benchmarks. From file servers for your team to multi-GPU systems for AI training, you’ll find the direct path to the right server here—each individually configurable and equipped with ECC memory for reliable continuous operation. This saves you the trouble of sifting through hundreds of individual components and lets you start with a configuration that’s already been carefully designed for your specific use case.

File Server: Centralized File Storage for Your Business

The file server provides files centrally, quickly, and with access controls for the entire team, featuring access via SMB or NFS shares, RAID arrays for reliability, and scalable capacity for growing data sets.

Database Server: High IOPS for Your Database

The database server is optimized for what databases require: fast NVMe drives for high IOPS, plenty of RAM for caching, and high-clock-speed processors for fast response times—whether for an internal ERP system or a business-critical instance with a large number of users.

Storage Server: Storage Capacity That Grows With You

The storage server delivers large-scale storage solutions—ranging from hybrid configurations combining SSDs and hard drives to all-flash solutions—as a DAS, NAS, or SAN component in your infrastructure, with capacities that scale with your data volume via hot-swappable drive bays.

Virtualization Server: Many Machines, One System

The virtualization server consolidates your workloads with multiple CPU cores and ample RAM, optimized for VMware, Proxmox, and Hyper-V, to ensure the reliable operation of many virtual machines on a single physical system.

GPU Server: Computing Power for HPC and Rendering

The GPU server features up to eight NVIDIA graphics cards in 2U or 4U chassis for scientific computing, simulation, and GPU rendering, where raw computing power determines the duration of the project.

AI Server: Training and Deployment in a Rack

The AI server is specialized for machine learning: multi-GPU systems with ample graphics memory and fast connectivity, designed for AI training and inference in continuous operation, from the first prototype to the production model.

Servers by Application or by Rack Unit?

If you already know what the server will be used for, the application-based approach is the most direct: You’ll immediately find systems whose components we’ve tailored precisely to that purpose. If, on the other hand, physical size is your main concern—perhaps because you have a specific rack height budget—you’ll find the right rack height among our rack servers, regardless of the intended use. Many customers combine both approaches: first select the application, then adjust the height unit in the configurator. And if a server is supposed to handle multiple roles simultaneously—such as a database and file server on a single machine—our server buying guide will help you find the right balance of components for that combination.

Your Server, Your Configuration

In the Server Configurator, you can configure your system according to your individual needs. If you’re still deciding which server type is right for your task, our server buying guide will help you with specific recommendations for each use case. You can find an overview of all form factors by height unit on our server page.

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