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Your business is dynamic. A one-size-fits-all solution simply won't work. To meet the needs of your stores and your customers, the TotalStore Foundation architecture is based on open, industry-standard products. You can choose the right solution—one tailored to fit your precise needs—so your business can build a highly productive IT environment and drive innovation.
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IBM BladeCenter® can transform your IT infrastructure into an agile operation that can bring strategic advantages to your store. By integrating servers, storage and networking, BladeCenter systems can help retailers reduce complexity, improve systems management and increase flexibility, while driving down total cost of ownership. The BladeCenter system has everything you need to run an application—processors, memory, I/O and storage. The chassis contains shared redundant power, shared hot-swap cooling, DVD, integrated Ethernet, storage, switching and consolidated powerful management.
Built on the IBM X-Architecture® blueprint, IBM BladeCenter® systems are designed to be energy efficient. The IBM BladeCenter® S Chassis combined with energy efficient BladeCenter blade servers can help lower your electrical costs up to 35%, while offering quiet operations. It’s quiet and small enough to be installed desk-side. As the industry's first blade system designed to help retailers simplify IT management, BladeCenter S can support an entire retail IT environment—from POS controllers and in-store applications, to phone systems, to loss prevention applications, to serving up digital media and kiosk content—all from a single BladeCenter system. And by supporting many IBM and Independent Software Vendor’s (ISV’s) retail-specific applications designed for next-generation, open standards-based store environments, BladeCenter S allows retailers to easily prepare for the wave of change that will be required to meet the needs of this decade’s retail environment. Read more about IBM BladeCenter’s energy efficient design.
IBM BladeCenter S Chassis
- Offers up to six blade server bays and supports a wide range of operating systems including, Windows, Linux, IBM AIX® and IBM 4690 Operating System for multiple application workloads.
- Uses standard office power plugs (110V or 220V).
- Provides flexible and modular technology to help avoid the cable mess in the office.
- Easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use and easy-to-manage.
- Quiets office acoustics and retail hardening for the often-harsh store environment.
- Helps build greener IT infrastructures with powerful IBM Cool Blue™ technology.
IBM BladeCenter HS12 blade server—starting at $999—is the first-ever reliable, single-socket server blade at this price point. The BladeCenter HS12 offers:
- Excellent performance for in-store, Intel®-based application workloads, such as point-of-sale controllers or back-office operations.
- Affordable blade servers to replace two-way rack and tower servers.
- Highly reliable and available solutions.
- Flexible storage configurations for virtually all of your application needs and price options.
- Support for the IBM Retail Integration Framework applications on Microsoft Windows®, Linux® and on the IBM 4690 Operating System for point of sale.
- Lower power and cooling costs compared with traditional 1U/2P rack servers.
IBM BladeCenter Express JS12 blade server provides a durable server solution for retail applications. Consolidating servers into single BladeCenter chassis in the datacenter and in stores offers an attractive alternative to traditional rack-mount or tower servers. The JS21 offers:
- Industry-leading PowerVM virtualization technology helps reduce infrastructure costs by doing more with fewer servers
- Innovative reliability features and systems management expedite hardware repairs and reduce service time
- Combines affordability with the capability to run AIX®, IBM i operating system or Linux® for Power™ applications-concurrently if desired.
IBM i Edition Express for BladeCenter S offers an extremely attractive option for existing AS/400®, iSeries® and System i™ 515, 520 and 525 clients to reduce IT costs and complexity by consolidating their IBM i and Windows® retail store applications with an IBM BladeCenter solution. The BladeCenter S chassis combined with IBM i offers a robust computing platform along with simple installation and management features ideal for store deployment.
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IBM software solutions for retail can help provide end-to-end store management, improve processing efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Operating systems
Retail Systems Management
IBM Retail Integration Framework is a cross-enterprise software framework based on IBM middleware, packaged specifically for retail, that integrates all of a retailer's devices and applications — past, present and future.
IBM Smart Surveillance solution can enhance your security program with a cross-industry integrated video surveillance solution designed to enable wider access to video, real-time video analytics and implementation of an enterprise video system.
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IBM Global Financing can help you get the IBM and non-IBM hardware you need right now, while preserving your flexibility and keeping you within your budget.
Blue Blade Bundle provides special pricing, services and financing on IBM BladeCenter solutions
IBM BladeCenter Flexible Choice provides special lease rates and options on IBM BladeCenter chassis and blades.
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IBM offers a wide range of offerings and support services for both hardware and software products at every stage of the product life cycle.
Global Asset Recovery Services (GARS) IBM offers a worldwide capability to reuse, remarket and recycle computers in a way that is environmentally compliant and follows practices that helps safeguard data and protects your enterprise.
IBM IT services helps keep your IT systems operating smoothly by providing hardware maintenance and software support. ITS can also help your business avoid system problems through systems monitoring with IBM operational and remote technical support services.
IBM Installation and Implementation Services are available on a fee basis to assist customers with the installation and implementation of Blade Technology solutions.
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