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Move Up to IBM Power Systems



Get double the performance per core, plus improved processor utilization and availability for a more dynamic infrastructure.

Compare UNIX Servers. Learn about the benefits of IBM Power Systems compared to competitive UNIX servers.

IBM POWER6™ processor-based Linux, i, and UNIX servers are designed to help you implement a dynamic infrastructure. The combination of leadership performance, energy efficiency, flexible virtualization features and RAS features are designed to reduce your cost, improve service to end users and reduce risk – especially for mission critical applications and highly virtualized, consolidated operating environments.

Join the movement to realize the benefits

More than 1800 users of competitive hardware have eliminated server farms by migrating to Power Systems over the past three years.


What path should you take?

When you're ready to migrate, it's smart to go with a leader. IBM expertise and leading product portfolio take the sting out of migrating from your current platform. Let us help you make the move.


Migrate from Needs Migrate to
HP Entry Integrity
(rx120, rx2620)

HP 9000 Midrange PA-RISC Servers

HP Integrity rx7640

HP Alpha servers
Consolidate to streamline IT infrastructure and simplify management

Reduce power, cooling and total cost of ownership
JS22 Express, IBM Power™ 520 Express or Consolidate on IBM Power 550 Express or IBM Power 570
HP Integrity rx8640

HP PA-RISC Superdome

HP Integrity Superdome
Support new workloads, platforms and applications-including Web service and security

Move up to virtualization and reserve, trial and on/off capacity on demand

Increase compatibility, utilization and availability

Improve quality control and performance
IBM Power 550 or IBM Power 570 or consolidate on IBM Power 595
Sun Fire V125-440
Sun Fire T1000-2000
Sun SPARC Enterprise 4000

Sun Fire V490-1280
Sun Fire E4900-6900
Sun SPARC Enterprise 5000
Consolidate to streamline IT infrastructure and simplify management

Reduce power, cooling and total cost of ownership

Reduce server sprawl
IBM BladeCenter JS12 Express or JS22 Express or IBM Power 520 Express
or
Consolidate on IBM Power 550 Express or IBM Power 570
Sun Fire E10K-E25K

Sun SPARC Enterprise 8000-9000
Support new workloads, platforms and applications-including Web service and security

Move up to virtualization and reserve, trial and on/off capacity on demand

Increase compatibility, utilization and availability

Improve quality control and performance
IBM Power 570 or IBM Power 595

 
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Why systems matter

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QLM innovates with Linux on Power

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Power Advantage: Reliability Availability Serviceability

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PowerVM: Active Memory Sharing

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Power = ROI - sprawl

POWER6 Built on Power

Announcing new Power Systems pricing that can significantly lower your total cost of acquisition and accelerate ROI.

Power rewards

Power = migration - risk

Sun-set Special!
Migrate applications from Sun to IBM and earn up to 8,000 points per core through December 31, 2009.


Are you ready to take a test drive?

Try IBM Power 520 at no cost for 60 days.


Power Systems trade-in program

Reduce cost and improve service when you trade up to POWER6.