IBM Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for IBM Power Systems Solution

Highlights

• IBM Power™ Systems servers provide powerful, scalable database serving
• Sybase® Adaptive Server® Enterprise delivers low-cost, high-performance data management
• AIX® and Linux® operating system support provides flexibility and freedom of choice
• SAFE (Sybase Advanced Framework to Enable) methodology simplifies database migration to help reduce risk

The amount of data flowing through any organization rises every day—in many cases to the point of “data explosion.” With this rise in data volume, the costs associated with maintaining data are also multiplying. Information fuels business decisions, and the need to serve complex transactional and analytical requirements with complete security, availability and reliability around the globe, 24x7, is placing significant pressures on already stretched information technology departments and resources.

Sybase Adaptive Server (ASE) is a high-performance, mission-critical database management system that gives Sybase customers an operational advantage by lowering costs and risks. The latest version, ASE 15, meets the increasing demands of large databases and high transaction volumes, while providing a cost effective database management system. Its key features include on-disk encryption, smart partitions and a new, patent-pending query processing technology that has demonstrated a significant increase in performance, as well as enhanced support for unstructured data management.

The Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise for IBM Power Systems Solution is based on proven enterprise quality technology to provide high-performance data management that is designed to deliver low initial cost and total cost of ownership (TCO). IBM Power Systems supports user needs across a broad range of applications, including transaction processing, web publishing, data mining, systems management and others. This family of 1-to 64-core IBM POWER™ processor-based systems is designed to provide clients with leadership features for high performance, availability, scalability and dynamic resource allocation. The unique virtualization technologies of IBM PowerVM™ Editions allow users to process more information on a single server, creating the potential to save on total cost of system ownership, as well as space and energy costs.

Solution summary

• Combines the high-performance of IBMTHSPACEPOWER processor-based servers with Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) database software for an enterprise-quality data management solution which delivers exceptional value
• Features 64-bit IBMTHSPACEPOWER6™ processors to deliver enterprise-level performance
• All Power Systems servers can utilize base virtualization functions or logical partitioning (LPAR) technology. Logical partitions allow clients to run separate workloads in different partitions on the same server, thereby helping lower costs and improve energy efficiency.
• Sybase ASE provides a high-performance data management solution for data and transaction processing
• Migration methodology, documentation and resources facilitate a rapid transition to IBMTHSPACEPower Systems servers