The Era of Smarter Networking for Smarter Data Centers
The smarter data center with improved economics of IT can be achieved by connecting servers and storage with a high-speed and intelligent network fabric that is smarter, faster, greener, open and easy to manage. IBM System Networking solutions:
Flatten and converge your network
IBM takes an open, standards-based approach to implement the latest advances in today’s flat, converged data center network designs. IBM System Networking solutions
enable clients to deploy a high-speed, low-latency Unified Fabric Architecture.
Optimize and automate virtualization
Advanced virtualization awareness reduces the cost and complexity of deploying physical and virtual data center infrastructure.
Simplify management
IBM data center networks are easy to deploy, maintain, scale and virtualize, delivering the foundation of consolidated operations for dynamic infrastructure management.
What we offer
Spotlight
Expert Integrated Systems
Introducing the world's first family of systems with integrated expertise on April 11, 2012
Lippis Video Cast
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Webinar
The Data Center Network: The Future Is Now
Network Management
IBM System Networking software provides visibility, control and automation of all aspects of managing networks and service quality.
Network Services
New design and implementation services added to an extensive networking services portfolio help optimize networks for IT consolidation and virtualization initiatives.
Hot in April
- New! Cloud-optimized SAN Platforms. Learn more about the new products.
- Software Defined Networking White Paper (link resides outside of ibm.com)
- Lippis Podcast: IBM on a Smart Network Fabric with VP, Vikram Mehta (link resides outside of ibm.com)
- IBM, NEC & IDC OpenFlow/SDN Webinar Archive. Watch today! (link resides outside of ibm.com)
- IBM and NEC Team Up to Enable industry innovators Tervela and Selerity to Transform their Networks with OpenFlow
- Tech Brief by ESG: IBM and NEC Bring SDN/OpenFlow to Enterprise Data Center Networks (PDF, 1.07MB)
- Lippis Podcast: Building a Smart Virtual Network Infrastructure with IBM (MP3, 00:17:27)
- IDC White Paper: System Networks Drive the Next Generation of Automated, Dynamic Datacenters (PDF, 792KB)
- MacFarland Consulting White Paper: IBM System Networking Switch for 21st Century Data Center Networks (PDF, 985KB)
Customer Video
King’s College London medical researchers use IBM solutions to help deliver results faster
Security and Business Resiliency
A full suite of network security technologies, professional and managed network security services, and consulting and managed services for network resiliency.
