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IBM System i 520 Express

  
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Feature Benefit
POWER5+ microprocessor
bk-bullet.gif Offers an ideal platform to help you reduce the cost and complexity of your IT environments
bk-bullet.gif Deploy new business applications quickly with a rapid ROI, and improve overall systems management.
Integrated i5/OS operating system and middleware
bk-bullet.gif This highly integrated approach is designed to make these systems easier to install, easier to use and easier to manage compared to competitive server architectures.
bk-bullet.gif You don't have to install, test, troubleshoot and maintain these required software layers.
Multiple operating system support
bk-bullet.gif Provides you with the flexibility to select the right operating system and the right application to meet your needs
bk-bullet.gif Designed to help you simplify your IT environment and broaden your application choices
Outstanding portfolio of software solutions
bk-bullet.gif With support of i5/OS, Windows via Integrated xSeries Server or Integrated xSeries Adapter, Linux on POWER™, Linux on Intel via Integrated xSeries Server or Integrated xSeries Adapter and AIX 5L, the System i family offers the broadest choice of applications available on a single system.
Simple server consolidation
bk-bullet.gif Reduce costs and enable business investment by consolidating multiple servers, operating systems and applications onto a single system.
bk-bullet.gif Provides a self-managing and self-tuning environment which generally requires little technical staff
Micro-Partitioning
bk-bullet.gif Lets you make a single system act like many separate servers that operate independently, yet have the advantage of shared resources and simple, centralized management
bk-bullet.gif Offers greater flexibility in using available capacity and more rapidly matching resources to changing business requirements
Mainframe-inspired RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability)
bk-bullet.gif Technology built into the System i platform helps to automate systems management tasks and prevent downtime.
Editions offerings
bk-bullet.gif Flexible option packages help reduce complexity and maximize your business value.
Windows and Linux Integration via IBM Integrated xSeries Solutions*
bk-bullet.gif Delivers tightly integrated, easily managed Intel® server deployment solutions to help provide a cost effective and efficient alternative to running Windows or Linux on multiple standalone Intel servers
Includes WebSphere Application Server - Express
bk-bullet.gif You can easily extend your core business applications to the Web to integrate with suppliers, partners and customers.
Built-in security and virus resistance
bk-bullet.gif Security is built into i5/OS, which customers can use to help address regulatory compliance (e.g. HIPPA, SOX, and Patriot Act) processes and safeguard customer data.
bk-bullet.gif i5/OS supports an object-based design that makes it highly resistant to viruses.
Virtual Ethernet
bk-bullet.gif Provides fast, safe, reliable communications between operating systems and partitions within the system
Virtual I/O
bk-bullet.gif Helps save cost and ease systems administration by sharing expensive resources
Storage virtualization
bk-bullet.gif i5/OS provides SAN-like facilities for operating environments resulting in more efficient and manageable storage utilization.
Exceptional price/performance
bk-bullet.gif A simple, affordable solution with outstanding capability providing the flexibility to start small and grow to meet new business demands

* Indicates this feature is optional, is available on selected models, or requires separate software.



 
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