I have a client who has a rack mounted very close to a wall in a tight space but still needs a shelf on it. It is a standard 19″ relay rack. I measure 8″ from rack post to wall, which really means I have a about 6″ (since my shelf can’t touch the wall). It would be best to not stick out the other way either, too much anyway, since it might clip someone in the head walking by, but I could let it hang out that way a bit if required. Would you have a shelf that fits this description?

Thank you very much.
Jason Sjöbeck

Jason:

Thanks for your inquiry on a rack shelf to fit a depth of eight inches or less. I think you will find the 9021 cantilever shelf will work well for you. The 9021 is steel, 1U, 6.8”deep, and with a 44 pound capacity. It is the shortest shelf on the market. Here is the link!

Please let me know if this shelf works out for you.

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I am looking for an educated guess or better on the number of rackmount keyboard/monitor/mouse units sold worldwide each year. I don’t care who sold how many…only an approximate total.

Thanks, David

Thanks very much for your question regarding the worldwide market for rackmount keyboard/monitor drawers. While not being particularly well versed in knowledge of worldwide markets, we do know that the types of keyboard/monitor drawers we sell have an annual sales figure around 60,000 for the world marketplace. We do not know what percentage of market share our manufacturer has. Maybe around 20%. If this is reasonable, then the worldwide number is 300,000.

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Novell Inc. hopes the cost benefits associated with its newly announced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for IBM System z will help prove to IT managers that the mainframe is not yet a footnote in the history books.

The Waltham, Mass.-based software maker announced Wednesday that the prebuilt installation server — which it says simplifies the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z mainframes — will provide users with the cost and reliability benefits that come with the open operating system.

“For people in the Linux side, installing SUSE Enterprise Server on a System z looks exactly like installing it on a traditional PC server,” said Ross Chevalier, chief technology officer and chief information officer at Novell Canada. “And for the folks coming from a mainframe world, the new quick-start offering really makes it easy for them to build the skills with working with Linux in a rapid fashion.”

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