Geoffrey Lilien, the CEO of Lilien Systems, a Mill Valley, Calif.-based HP enterprise partner, said the HP move should inspire his sales force to sell a lot more blade servers. "There is a significant opportunity in blades," he said. "This means significant additional back-end margin."
Lilien said he is not concerned about the blade server heat issue because of HP's engineering expertise. "One thing HP has always been able to do well is engineering," he said. "Heating and cooling systems are things that HP really understands well. In my opinion, HP has superior blades than IBM."
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