New optimized x86 systems for smarter computing
Business leaders recognize that new technologies and the current business climate require efficient, innovative systems can give them a competitive advantage and new business models. IT managers are responding to these challenges by embracing a new era of computing – Smarter Computing - where innovation allows for a more efficient and centralized computing model.
IBM provides a well designed path to this new way of thinking with intelligent, integrated and multi-architecture x86 systems that offer consolidation capabilities for your entire IT infrastructure - to help you reduce costs and complexity.
Whether you are a small business or large enterprise – IBM System x® and IBM BladeCenter® can provide you with the performance and flexibility you need today and tomorrow with highly reliable servers and solutions that are easy to deploy, use and manage.
Learn more about workload optimized systems, servers, and options that are designed to provide the IT solutions you need as we enter the smarter computing era together.
New workload optimized systems
Achieve faster time to value with pre-integrated systems and solutions designed to speed deployment, reduce costs and increase responsiveness. Explore our new optimized systems for database and SAP analytics:
- Optimized systems for database deliver increased performance for your most demanding transactional database workloads.
- Optimized solutions for SAP In-Memory Appliance, SAP HANA™ enables users to instantly access, model and analyze their company’s SAP operational data from virtually any data source in near-real time.
New eX5 systems
IBM eX5 enterprise systems are pushing the boundaries of x86 computing. Featuring the new Intel® Xeon® processor E7 product line, larger and more efficient memory options and high IOPS storage, the new systems offer leadership performance, scalability and reliability for your mission-critical, enterprise-class workloads.
Offerings for midsize businesses
Mid-sized businesses face increasing demands for storage capacity, processing power and scalability to handle increasing amounts of data. At the same time, you are being tasked to do more with less, forcing you to find new ways to simplify deployment and reduce total cost of ownership. Flexible, affordable System x offerings can help your company grow and meet business demands
Enhanced IBM Intelligent Cluster solutions
Achieve insights faster across business segments like financial and oil and gas with an IBM Intelligent Cluster solution. Optimized for energy and space efficiencies, IBM Intelligent Cluster offers new Ethernet and InfiniBand options from Voltaire, Chelsio, IBM, Cisco, SMC and Force10Networks, to help you further reduce cost and simplify your high performance infrastructure.
New IBM virtual desktop solution
Lower your costs and complexity while increasing your coverage with the new IBM Virtual Desktop for Smart Business (VDSB) powered by System x. VDSB is an integrated solution that allows you to use your personal Windows/Linux desktop anywhere from a variety of devices. VDSB is a new kind of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) designed as a purpose-built solution to help you easily transition to VDI technology.
New storage and networking options
Storage
IBM introduces new 50Gb and 200Gb solid-state drives designed to provide high performance — up to 1000x better performance than 10K RPM HDDs — for your mission-critical workloads.
Networking
IBM continues its commitment to industry innovation in networking with the upgrading of our top of rack switch offerings.
Specifically designed for a bladed infrastructure, IBM offers the Mellanox 10Gb Ethernet Expansion Card for IBM BladeCenter – an affordable, two-port 10Gb Ethernet expansion card that accelerates data throughput and application response time for database, OLTP, and simulation workloads.

