IBM BladeCenter S is the industry’s first blade chassis uniquely designed for small, medium and remote offices. Building-in simplicity and economy, BladeCenter S is designed to get big IT results from the smallest IT staffs.

Highlights:
All in one - integrates servers, storage, networking, I/O, and management into a single chassis
No special wiring needed - uses standard office power plugs
Flexible and modular technology – helps avoid the cable mess in the office
Easy to deploy, use, and manage
Helps build greener IT infrastructures with IBM Cool Blue™ technology

BladeCenter S is the right choice for your remote office or independent business that needs a powerful, yet simple IT structure.

Up to six blade servers helps eliminate the need to own and operate costly data centers.

Uses the same servers, switches, and management tools used in the BladeCenter family providing investment protection.

Access to the same leading edge blade technology as larger businesses.

Within a single chassis, BladeCenter S supports virtually all of your applications – including those running on MicroSoft ® Windows ®, IBM AIX ® and Linux ® and integrates the hardware and software most used by small and mid-sized businesses:

Antivirus/firewall protection
Voice over IP
E-mail and collaboration applications
Back-up and recovery
File and print applications
Easy tools to manage storage

Easy to install, deploy and manage.

3 Steps to install the all-in-one BladeCenter S:
Plug the chassis into a standard office outlet.

Plug the integrated Ethernet switch into a Cable modem or DSL line.

Follow the installation wizard and choose one of the pre-selected configurations for quick deployment.

BladeCenter S is part of the Express Advantage portfolio and is easy to purchase.

BladeCenter S is designed to be GREEN , facilitating impressive compute power in an energy efficient package.

It is up to 25% more energy efficient than rack or tower servers of comparable performance and capacity.

IBM Cool Blue™ technology delivers a portfolio of tools that helps plan, manage and control power and cooling consumption and increase efficiency.