The HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5 is the world's first server blade to combine two independent servers in a single blade enclosure. It helps customers lower scale-out data center infrastructure costs by offering double the performance, greater energy efficiency and essentially cutting data center space requirements in half. The blade is ideal for scale-out applications running on thousands of servers such as those deployed for Web 2.0, grids, compute farms, high-performance computing and cloud computing.Through unmatched performance, the BL2x220c's unique two-in-one design ensures customers have the best performance per watt to scale to their workload needs. This performance, combined with the server's compact design, makes it suitable for scale-out environments that require massive computing power, but have limited data center floor space. These businesses often include online social communities, financial modeling, digital animation, online gaming, web search, oil and gas, electronic design automation, and biotechnology research.