Recently, we shipped a BladeSystem c3000 (or 'Shorty' to those in the know), to Dave Mitchell at the IT Pro for a hands-on review.  Inside we added the latest virtualization blades, virtual storage with HP LeftHand and some other new gadgets to show off a snazzy virtual infrastructure that's drop dead simple.  Among the things Dave liked:

• vs. IBM, built like a tank, the c3000 had better quality  
• HP blade management sets the standard
• Surprisingly quiet (IBM marketing must have called him)
• LeftHand integration
• He called Shorty "friendly during testing".  Ahhh!

>> Read what else Dave had to say.