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“The mainframe represents a compelling proposition as a cloud hosting environment.”
NEW! IBM zEnterprise™ Starter Edition for Cloud
An entry level offering for deploying an Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) Cloud delivery model for zLinux environments that enables the provisioning of zLinux images (under z/VM) through a self-service portal quickly.
zEnterprise™ Starter Edition for Cloud is competitively priced for mid/large scale cloud deployments offering:
- Advanced automation and optional monitoring to dramatically speed new service provisioning (measured in minutes) reducing data centre operations costs
- The industry’s highest RAS and most efficient virtualisation to ensure multi-tenancy cloud deployments are continuously available
- The industry’s most secure platform (EAL 5) protecting customer and corporate data in a shared cloud infrastructure
Cloud Computing with IBM System z
The need to manage large data driven workloads is driving broad adoption of cloud computing. By infusing clouds with security and manageability we can make them smarter, providing companies with the agility to move quickly in highly competitive environments; to activate and retire resources as needed; to manage infrastructure elements in a dynamic way; and to move workloads for more efficiency—while seamlessly integrating with their traditional computing environment.
IBM Cloud Computing on System z is transforming the business, delivering proven qualities of service, advanced workload optimisation, and efficient resource consolidation.
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“With all of this built-in functionality, a mainframe can essentially be positioned as an easy-to-deploy, highly scalable, highly-secure/resilient turnkey cloud-in-a box.”Read the report (PDF,560KB) (link resides outside of ibm.com)
The Multi-faceted, Multi-service, Hybrid, Heterogeneous Cloud Environment at Marist CollegeRead the paper (US) (PDF, 345KB)
IBM has over 45 years of experience in developing the technical infrastructure needed to implement cloud computing. Beginning with Mainframe Virtualisation and rapid services deployment IBM has been innovating on the technology underpinnings of Cloud. IBM zEnterprise is the industry’s only heterogeneous cloud solution, enabling customers to build solutions optimised for the right platform instead of forcing everything onto only one platform. System z delivers these robust capabilities to provide the freedom to innovate with cloud computing:
Higher utilisation
IBM mainframes have unique design features that enable 100 percent utilisation of CPU resources for extended periods of time without sacrificing service level agreements. Sophisticated System z virtualisation technology can help you run thousands of mixed workloads with priority settings that align application usage with business goals.
Increased efficiency
The System z “shared everything” architecture has been finely tuned over the course of decades to provide the highest levels of service quality with the lowest requirements for energy, cooling, and floor space. No platform can “do more with less” than zEnterprise – allowing IT managers to deliver superior user experiences while driving down incremental IT costs as the business expands.
Improved productivity
The scale and efficiency of a zEnterprise System gives your IT experts fewer parts to manage as you build out your cloud infrastructure. Rapid provisioning of virtual and real system resources means you can meet the demands of the business quickly and effectively.
Greater reliability and availability
The most demanding set of IT users have entrusted their critical business processes and data to IBM mainframe systems since the 1960s. zEnterprise delivers even higher levels of reliability and availability – a key consideration when delivering cloud services that require rock-solid security and ready-when-you-are service availability.
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