On a Smarter Planet, information-centric processes are exploding in growth. To handle vast volumes of data, you need a fast, secure, and available IT infrastructure that will help you:
- Improve customer experience with unmatched system security
- Realize cost savings with 50% increased capacity, so you can invest in new services
- Extract insights from data in real time to help you make intelligent business decisions
IBM zEnterprise® EC12:
The secure cloud for data, enabling enterprises to improve service to their customers
The mainframe has always been the IT industry's leading platform for transaction processing; consolidated, secure data serving; and support for enterprise-wide applications. With the zEnterprise EC12 (zEC12), IBM extends the mainframe platform to help large enterprises reshape their customer experiences through information-centric computing.
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The announcement of the IBM zEnterprise EC12 and related offerings is designed to help you meet the demands of information-centric IT with three key capabilities: efficiency at scale, operational analytics and ultimate security.
Efficiency at scale
With 50 percent more total capacity than its predecessor, you can consolidate thousands of distributed systems onto a single zEnterprise EC12 and dramatically improve cloud performance.
Benefits: reduce floor space, energy and software costs and increase the efficiency of IT staff.
Operational analytics
IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) running analytics on a System z platform offers up to 2000x faster query response times. Using integrated analytics and the new, advanced self-learning capabilities of IBM zAware, you can easily detect anomalies to prevent outages.
Benefits: Get real-time insights and make fact-based decisions to predict outcomes and reduce risks. Ensure continuous availability and higher service levels by reducing problem determination time and costly outages.
Ultimate security
With high-speed cryptography integrated on tamper resistant hardware, you can protect critical data and conduct business with the highest level of integrity and trust.
Benefits: Protect sensitive data at rest or in flight and reduce the risk of breaches, a critical capability in the age of internet and mobile transactions.
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zEC12 analyst papers
Clabby Analytics: "The IBM zEnterprise EC12: A Technology/Strategy Review" (PDF, 403KB)
Industry analyst Joe Clabby looks at the new IBM zEnterprise EC12 from the perspectives of technology, strategy and pricing.
ITIC: IBM zEnterprise EC12 Servers Deliver Near-Flawless Reliability, Security (PDF, 251KB)
ITIC reports that the zEC12 provides clients with the processing power, performance and near-flawless reliability and security necessary for the most demanding workloads.
- " class="ibm-forward-link">Forester Consulting commissioned study: Understand the total economic impact and potential ROI organizations may realize by deploying IBM System z
- " class="ibm-forward-link">IDC white paper: Learn how you can centralize more servers, workloads, applications and data on IBM System z
- " class="ibm-forward-link">Edison Group white paper: The Value of IBM zEnterprise for Deploying Heterogeneous Private Clouds
- " class="ibm-forward-link">9sight Consulting white paper: Integrating Analytics into the Operational Fabric of Your Business
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