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Microsoft Windows on IBM System x and BladeCenter

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IBM and Microsoft® work closely together to provide scalable products and solutions you can trust to more easily and securely manage the complex world of IT. Built on the X-Architecture® blueprint, System x™ and BladeCenter® running a Microsoft OS base helps create an integrated, robust, highly-available and highly-scalable platform that is easy to use. From select servers preloaded with the Windows® Server OS to distributing the Datacenter Edition, the range of Windows offerings available on System x and BladeCenter gives you the flexibility to deploy precisely the solution you need to help your business realize innovation.

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Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008
IBM support for System x and BladeCenter
As a gold sponsor of key launch events around the globe, IBM is actively participating in activities around the world and performing certification testing to enable support for IBM System x and BladeCenter portfolio of x86 servers.

Windows offerings

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server
Designed to improve employee productivity, Windows Small Business Server preloaded on select System x servers provides small and mid-sized businesses an efficient, feature-rich business server solution.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Combining Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise Editions with System x and BladeCenter servers provides a highly productive infrastructure offering outstanding performance, rock-solid reliability and scalability for enterprise computing.

Microsoft Windows Compute Cluster Server (WCCS) 2003
Accelerate time-to-insight using Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 with IBM System x and BladeCenter servers for a security-enhanced, easy to manage high-performance computing (HPC) environment.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition Unlimited Virtualization (UV)
Enable high levels of virtualization, reliability and scalability for mission-critical workloads in enterprise data centers with Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition and IBM System x3950 servers.

Windows resources
Microsoft training Configuration & Sizing Tools
System x support BladeCenter support
System x benchmarks BladeCenter benchmarks
Tuning IBM System x Servers for Performance Tuning Windows Server 2003 on IBM System x Servers
Email and collaboration solutions with Exchange Server 2007 System x and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Server consolidation with Microsoft Windows  
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