IBM server virtualization with System x and BladeCenter

Scale-out or scale-up with IBM System x and BladeCenter server solutions. Equipped with innovative IBM server technology, these platforms offer industry leading scalability, virtualization and management capabilities so you can simplify many elements of your IT infrastructure and get the most value from your IT investment.

The virtual client solution from IBM is designed to reduce costs by changing the traditional desktop replacement cycle with secure, reliable data center-based resources while still supporting key desktop functions such as printing, USB, and audio for desktop PC users.

Cloud is a flexible, resilient and cost-effective delivery platform for business or consumer IT services. Quick, simple and highly scalable virtualized solution—that’s the essence of cloud computing. But IBM knows your needs are unique. We have the experience and the cloud solutions to meet those needs, quickly and cost-effectively. Jumpstart or grow your private cloud environment with IBM CloudBurst built on IBM BladeCenter, a comprehensive cloud delivery platform that includes IBM hardware, software, and services.

IBM Systems Director provides integrated management of physical and virtual resources, which allows you to discover, visualize and manage both physical and virtual systems from a single console. With IBM Systems Director you can simplify management of VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat and Novell environments as well as IBM POWER® processor-based virtual server environments. In addition, IBM Systems Director also integrates with and complements VMware VirtualCenter, linking together management for physical and virtual resources.

With IBM System x and BladeCenter servers supporting a broad portfolio of industry-leading hypervisors, your organization can implement and manage virtualization with robust platforms offering superior scalability, rock-solid reliability, high-speed I/O, enhanced memory and flexible configurations designed to help keep your virtual infrastructure up and running.

Virtual Fabric for IBM BladeCenter is a fast, flexible and reliable I/O solution that’s ready for the future and fits into your existing data center providing multiple fabrics by port at the same time so you can reduce cost and complexity in both virtualized and non-virtualized environments.

IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager is designed to help you manage growth and complexity by allowing you to deploy BladeCenter chassis without having to reconfigure their LAN and SAN settings.

With IBM's integrated server and storage virtualization solutions, you can more easily accommodate rapidly expanding data, easily integrate it with your applications and upgrade your storage devices without affecting your applications and users.