Why System z
System z creates an optimized infrastructure, integrates operational data with analytics, and enables cloud delivery, generating ongoing savings and value. System z advantages (US).
Optimized, smart & secure
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zEnterprise offerings
February 13 webcast: IBM leaders discuss new zEnterprise software and solutions.
What we offer
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Delivering Business Insights at the speed of business
Deliver information faster, by transforming your business with the latest technologies within zEnterprise.
Lower your monthly costs by up to 50%
The Enterprise Linux Server can allow you to grow while also saving money.
Enterprise cloud computing (US)
Deliver the freedom to improve services through a system designed to create the ideal private cloud.
Consolidate SAP infrastructure (US)
Learn about the advantages of running SAP workloads on System z.
Enterprise modernization (US)
Enterprise modernization reduces complexity, removes constraints and improves business agility.
IBM Smarter Storage for Smarter Computing
A new approach to the design and deployment of storage.
Connect with System z experts
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Willie Favero
Sr Certified IT Specialist, DB2 for z/OS
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Martin Packer,
Mainframe Performance Principal - Worldwide Banking Center Of Excellence
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The community speaks
"Enterprises of all sizes need to take a close look at how the z114 might help lower their total cost of computing while increasing their qualities of service delivery."
- Mike Kahn, Managing Director, The Clipper Group
"(IBM zEnterprise 114) this 26 to 3,100 MIPS box will be just what the doctor ordered for HP and Oracle-Sun server customers who have been left in the lurch."
- Joe Clabby, President, Clabby Analytics
"(Marriott) backs business expansion with agile, highly reliable computing constructed around rapid and intelligent transaction processing."
- Misha Kravchenko, Vice President, Global Enterprise Mainframe Systems for Marriott International
"Our two mainframes host 100 virtual servers, replacing at least 50 under-utilised x86 machines....this ultimately means that we're making better use of taxpayer money."
- Tim Simpson, IT Support Manager, Dundee City Council
"Suddenly the IBM System z looks far more attractive than the Oracle/Sun alternatives, a point which should also be a boon to the rest of IBM‘s mainframe software, storage, and services portfolio."
- Rob Enderle, Enderle Group
"The new z114...has loads of capacity; it offers the highest quality-of-service level in the industry; and it has the ability to efficiently handle workloads now found on Itanium and SPARC servers...we believe IT executives considering migrating away from Oracle’s SPARC- and Hewlett-Packard (HP) Itanium-based servers should look very closely at IBM’s new z114!"
- Joe Clabby, Clabby Analytics
"Today’s announcement by IBM of the zEnterprise 114 as its entry-level offering reinforces, broadens, and expands upon the announcement of the zEnterprise System last July (with all the razzle-dazzle and fanfare it deserved for its revolutionary aspects of hybrid computing)."
- Steve Bartlett, The Clipper Group
"...we decided to place our development in the cloud. With this implementation, we've reduced provisioning time from 45 days to under 20 minutes, after approvals."
- Jonathan Moore, Senior Vice President, Citigroup
"With the z114, IBM can now deliver a more compelling total cost of acquisition (TCA) case, giving midrange enterprises another option as they consolidate, virtualize, and migrate their sprawling server farms. This will be particularly interesting to shops running HP Itanium or Oracle/Sun servers."
- Alan Radding, Independent Assessment
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Mainframe topics
Willie Favero
Sr Certified IT Specialist, DB2 for z/OS
Willie Favero is currently a Senior Certified Consulting IT Software Specialist working with the Data Warehouse for System z Swat Team at IBM's Silicon Valley Lab. *
Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OS and System z
This blog is for the open exchange of ideas relating to deploying workloads on DB2 for z/OS
* Postings on non-IBM sites are independent of IBM and do not necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.
Martin Packer
Mainframe Performance Principal - Worldwide Banking Center Of Excellence
Martin is a well-known Performance guy, with over 25 years of experience helping customers manage their systems. He has also been involved in the development of performance analysis tools which are widely used inside IBM - for its Performance Consulting practice. Martin also takes a keen interest in modern computing technologies in general, and how they can be used in the z/OS mainframe environment in particular. *
Martin's blog
Mainframe Performance Topics with Martin Packer (US)
* Postings on non-IBM sites are independent of IBM and do not necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.
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