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IBM and VMware® can help you implement a Dynamic Infrastructure with hardware and software designed for virtualization. As the first authorized reseller of VMware products, IBM offers the broadest portfolio of industry-standard System x® and BladeCenter® servers that can help you lower IT costs with unparalleled performance, extraordinary energy efficiency and rock-solid reliability. Whether your business needs a virtual desktop solution or an enterprise-class server virtualization solution, IBM has you covered with innovative technology and exceptional services and support.

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Reduce your IT costs with VMware vSphereTM 4
IBM intends to support VMware’s new vSphere 4 (link resides outside of ibm.com) offering on System x and BladeCenter. When combined with vSphere, IBM delivers x86 solutions that are scalable, flexible and resilient. Build a Dynamic Infrastructure that is highly adaptable, efficient and manageable.
 

Learn more about VMware vSphere 4.0 on System x and BladeCenter


VMware offerings from IBM

VMware Infrastructure 3.5 is a suite of virtualization software offerings designed to help businesses of all sizes deploy enterprise-class virtualization capabilities.

  • VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Foundation
  • VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Standard
  • VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Enterprise
  • VMware Infrastructure vCenter Management Server 2.5
  • VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Foundation Accelerator Kit
  • VMware Infrastructure 2 Standard High Availability Acceleration Kit
  • VMware View (formerly VMware Virtual Desktop VDI)
  • VMware View Manager (formerly VMware Desktop Manager Connection Broker VDM)

VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent, thin hypervisor that partitions physical servers in multiple virtual machines. Available from IBM a standalone hard drive install with VMware Infrastructure 3 software or as an embedded hypervisor with selected System x and BladeCenter servers for out of the box virtualization capabilities.


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