| World’s first scalable POWER7-based blade servers |
- Maximise performance and minimise costs; consolidate workloads and virtualise on an energy-efficient platform that supports the latest POWER7 processor technology
- Pay as you grow; start with a 1-processor chip (8 core) blade and upgrade to a 2-processor chip (16 core) blade when ready without scrapping your initial investment
- Save time and money; standardise on a single blade platform for both 1- and 2-processor chip server application needs
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| Highly efficient and flexible design of IBM BladeCenter |
- Densely pack more servers in a smaller space
- Tailor system to meet varied business requirements with a choice of BladeCenter chassis
- Lower acquisition cost and energy consumption versus traditional 1U or 2U rack servers
- Integrate networking switch infrastructure for improved cabling and data centre maintenance
- Deploy in virtually any office environment for quiet, secure and contaminant-reduced operation
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| Pioneering EnergyScale technology and IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™ software |
- Generate less heat by managing application utilisation and server energy consumption
- Use less energy to cool the system
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| Industry-leading IBM PowerVM™ virtualisation technology |
- Reduce infrastructure costs by running more workloads with fewer servers
- Simplify IT operations by virtualising storage, network and computing resources
- Manage risk and minimise downtime with rapid provisioning and improved resilience
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| Innovative reliability features and systems management |
- Expedite hardware repairs and reduce service time
- Enable scheduled maintenance with proactive monitoring of critical system components to help reduce unplanned failures
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| Choice of AIX, IBM i or Linux operating systems |
- Standardise on a single platform that runs the large and varied portfolio of applications that support your business
- Take advantage of the power of IBM’s industry-leading UNIX operating system, AIX
- Utilise the Linux for Power® operating system to access the breadth of open source applications
- Exploit the simplicity of the integrated IBM i operating environment
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