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IBM System x® x86 servers support Microsoft® Windows®, Linux® and virtualization. System x servers are intelligent systems designed to reduce costs and complexity. Keep your applications running and your budget in check with an x86 server from System x. Learn more

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Phil Horwitz

IBM System x-Based Workload-Optimized Systems and Big Data Technical Lead

Cliff Kinard

Social Media Strategist
Sr. Marketing Manager

David Watts

IBM Redbooks project leader and author

Dave Willoughby

IBM System x-Based Workload-Optimized Solutions Senior Technical Member

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“Thanks to our IBM Systems solution for SAP HANA on IBM System x, we can offer our customers the high-performance and highly available service they need to meet their business goals.”

- Dr. Luke Winckelmann, Lead SAP HANA Expert and Customer Service Manager, itelligence AG

“Deploying a combination of IBM BladeCenter and System x servers makes it possible for us to match workloads to the best possible platform, optimizing performance and ensuring we meet clients’ specific security requirements,”

- Steve Groom, Chief Executive Officer, Vissensa

"Choosing the highly flexible, resilient and scalable IBM System x platform has given us the tools to seize an opportunity to grow our business, and we feel well-equipped to continue to capitalize on this success."

- Ole Widahl, Director of Products and Solutions, TDC Hosting

“After evaluating the offerings for functionality and efficiency, we decided that IBM Systems Director software running on a virtualized IBM System x server platform was the optimal choice to meet our requirements of simple resource management with high performance and stability.”

- Liang Xia, IT Engineer, Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd

"iDataPlex gives us an ideal platform to help businesses of all sizes to harness high-performance computing and generate real economic impact. We’re delighted that IBM, Intel and OCF have shown themselves to be such worthy partners in this endeavour."

- Professor John Bancroft, Project Director, the Hartree Centre

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Phil Horwitz

IBM System x-Based Workload-Optimized Systems and Big Data Technical Lead

Phil's blog:
System x and BladeCenter x86 Server Blog
The System x and BladeCenter x86 Server blog is an open discussion of ideas relating to IBM System x and BladeCenter® servers, with experts from multiple areas lending opinions on many topics: virtualization, VMware, networking, systems management, Linux®... just to name a few.

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Cliff Kinard

Social Media Strategist & Sr. Marketing Manager

Cliff Kinard Cliff is one of the new "intrapreneurs" at IBM, Cliff was digital...when digital wasn't cool or profitable. Today, he is helping reinvent the IBM System x server team's social media and internet marketing approach to engaging customers in the x86, Intel® and AMD server hardware market.

Cliff’s blog:

System x and BladeCenter x86 Server Blog

Cliff’s blog is an open discussion of ideas relating to IBM System x and BladeCenter® servers, with experts from multiple areas lending opinions on many topics: virtualization, VMware, networking, systems management, Linux®... just to name a few.

Other ways to connect with Cliff:

Cliff also recommends:

System x Blades Facebook page

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Dave Willoughby

IBM System x-Based Workload-Optimized Solutions Senior Technical Member

Dave's blog:
System x and BladeCenter x86 Server Blog
The System x and BladeCenter x86 Server blog is an open discussion of ideas relating to IBM System x and BladeCenter® servers, with experts from multiple areas lending opinions on many topics: virtualization, VMware, networking, systems management, Linux®... just to name a few.

Other ways to connect with Dave:

Dave also recommends:

System x Blades Facebook page

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David Watts

IBM Redbooks project leader and author

David Watts is a Consulting IT Specialist in the IBM Redbooks® team in Raleigh, North Carolina in the USA. He manages residencies and produces IBM Redbooks publications for hardware and software topics that are related to IBM PureFlex, IBM System x, and IBM BladeCenter servers and associated client platforms. He has authored over 300 books and papers. David has worked for IBM both in the U.S. and Australia since 1989. He is an IBM Certified IT Specialist and a member of the IT Specialist Certification Review Board. David holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Queensland (Australia).