I am using the word server in a broad sense here. At one time, there was a clear distinction between a server and a workstation . I think that distinction still exists but only insofar as a server usually exists in a computer-room environment and a workstation exists in the open office space. We consider a server as being any type of machine that provides a computing resource for one person or 1,000 people. Here, we discuss briefly the two key architecture technologies that HP currently employs.