Migrate from Dell Servers and Storage

IBM System x: twice the memory of Dell servers. IBM eX5 Systems w/MAX 5 technology delivers up to 2X more memory than Dell's Xeon7500 Series. More memory means maximum performance with minimal cost.

Get true value and satisfaction: Migrate from Dell Servers and Storage to IBM Systems

Workloads are growing, data is exploding, and memory-intensive applications need more than raw processing power, they need more memory to maximize performance. It’s tempting to migrate to a low-cost solution from Dell servers. But be advised: lower initial costs don’t necessarily mean lower total cost of ownership. Enterprise X-Architecture allows System x and BladeCenter systems to boost performance and minimize licensing costs by de-coupling memory from the processor. This allows businesses to add memory as needed without necessarily adding servers. You also get proactive systems management tools, which can help you reduce complexity and manage risk. It all adds up to true value and peace of mind.

Manage growth your way

With IBM systems, you have the option to scale up or scale out. With Dell, your only choice to increase processing power is to scale out. It’s easy to see how one seemingly low-cost investment can backfire, eventually requiring more servers, more licensing fees, more warranties and more maintenance. IBM offers multiple options with BladeCenter and System x systems. You can extend memory and/or processing to match the demands of any given workload. And, as workload and processing needs change you can flexibly scale these systems, including the System x3950 X5, simply by adding additional memory units and nodes.
Reduce complexity, enhance staff productivity and mitigate risk
IBM continues to invest considerable resources to advance a range of proven technologies and offer innovations that allow customers to focus on their core business—not their infrastructure.

System x and BladeCenter manageability tools are among the best in the industry. They’re designed to save you time and money by helping you increase availability, track and deploy assets, optimize performance and enable remote management. Here are just some of your choices:
Go green and save

With IBM Cool Blue™ technology we are helping customers manage power and cooling to improve their ability to do business. We offer power management and cooling innovations at the system, rack and data center level. They include PowerExecutive, Rear Door Heat eXchanger, Calibrated Vectored Cooling, power configuration and thermal diagnostics.

And of course, IBM’s ongoing commitment to virtualization is part of our overall dedication to reducing clients’ total cost of ownership.
Go with a partner you can trust

As a single source vendor, IBM delivers high levels of service and support. IBM not only offers a broad portfolio of Intel-based options, including the new Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 series with Intel Microarchitecture Nehalem, we also offer AMD Opteron, i5/OS™, Linux® and UNIX®-based offerings and mainframes.

IBM BladeCenter offers unmatched investment protection. You get a common set of blades, a common set of industry-standard switches and I/O fabrics and a common management infrastructure across all chassis. This gives you incredibly flexible mix-and-match deployment choices.

If any of your solutions aren’t running as they should, help is available 24/7. Before signing up for any other company’s solutions, you would be well advised to ask which components are covered by service and support—and which are not.

Dell Server & Storage Migration Pathways

Migrating to IBM is an easy, well-traveled path. Unlike Dell, IBM offers scale-up options beyond 4-socket machines and memory scaling capabilities for database intensive workloads. Now that’s smart.

Who should migrate	Benefits	Dell Server & Storage Migration Pathways
Mid-sized to larger enterprises who are: Limited by Dell 2- and 4-socket servers	With the highest virtualization performance available, IBM eX5 systems are 50% less expensive to own than the competition,¹ Deliver high availability for critical applications; and expansion on demand	IBM System x high-performance scalable servers
Businesses with: Dell PowerEdge – Intel 1U/2U Dell PowerEdge blades	Cost-effective scalability; support for multiple applications on multiple operating systems; support for 2- and 4-way Intel and 2-way UNIX all on same chassis
Small to mid-market businesses who: own Dell servers and also use IBM System i™ Are considering new business applications	Integrated system that can reduce IT costs by consolidating infrastructure, reducing downtime and simplifying operations	IBM Power Systems
Any Dell server customer who: Needs cost-effective storage for a rapidly changing business	Simplified IT complexity; help protect current investments while accommodating growth; scalable storage that delivers on demand data access	IBM System Storage

¹ Footnote: based on analysis of one IBM x3850 X5 with leadership virtualization performance equivalent to 3HP DL580 G5 with Six-Core Intel Xeon X7460 at 2.66GHz, 96GB Memory, x3850 X5 hypervisor licensing and support costs over a 3 year period is 50% lower than the competition, and when acquisition costs of the HP servers is removed from analysis, IBM systems are still less expensive. The x3850 X5 holds the #1VMmark result as of April 22, 2010 (Vmmark results can be found on http://vmware.com/products/vmmark/results.html (link resides outside of ibm.com))

² Source: ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/mul03002usen/MUL03002USEN.PDF (PDF, 237KB)

³ Source: Technology Business Research, Inc., Corporate IT Buying Behavior & Customer Satisfaction Study: x86-Based Servers, page 99, August 15, 2006.