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Move Up to IBM BladeCenter

IBM eX5 blade server beats HP by more than 17%. BladeCenter HX5 delivers leadership virtualization performance over HP. Read the benchmark (17KB).

Compare blade servers. Learn the benefits of IBM BladeCenter compared to competitive blade servers.

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When you're ready to move up, it's smart to go with IBM. Our expertise and leading product portfolio take the sting out of migrating from your current platform. Let us help you make the move.

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HP p-Class and c-Class blade servers

Blade System

HP 4-socket blade servers
  • Move up to a blade infrastructure built on open standards with a highly reliable and flexible design that deters the need for “rip and replace”
  • Support for 2- and 4-socket Intel and UNIX® blades all in the same chassis
  • Enable maximum compute and I/O performance
 IBM BladeCenter HX5 (US), HS22V (US) or HS22 (US) blade servers with Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® (US)

IBM BladeCenter PS700, PS701 or PS702 on AIX® (US)

BladeCenter HX5 (US) blade server with Microsoft Windows and Linux
HP Integrity blades
  • Consolidate on IBM BladeCenter Power blades and virtualize applications to better utilize resources and amplify the already-significant advantages of BladeCenter efficiencies
  • Simplify your deployment with flexible configurations that make it easy to implement the right system and the ability to run IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux® operating systems simultaneously
 IBM BladeCenter PS700, PS701 or PS702 on AIX® (US)
HP 3000, HPTC Clusters and Digital Servers
  • Rack or x86 blades integration
  • Support new workloads, platforms and applications—including Web service and security
 IBM Intelligent Cluster
Dell PowerEdge – Intel 1U/2U

Dell PowerEdge blades

Dell 4-socket blade servers
  • Move up to a blade infrastructure built on open standards, designed to deliver industry-leading resiliency and flexibility
  • Support for 2- and 4-socket Intel and UNIX blades all in the same chassis
  • Enable maximum compute and I/O performance
 IBM BladeCenter HS12 (US) blade server on Windows or Linux

IBM BladeCenter HX5 (US), HS22V (US), HS22 (US) or blade servers on Windows and Linux

IBM BladeCenter PS700, PS701 or PS702 on AIX® (US)

BladeCenter HX5 (US) blade server with Microsoft Windows and Linux

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