- Improve performance, scalability and availability of your SQL Server applications
- Respond quickly to changing business demands with pay-as-you-grow XpandOnDemand™ scalability
- Maximize productivity with integrated hardware and remote-management software
Make the winning combination of IBM System x servers and Microsoft SQL Server the rock-solid foundation of your data-management solution
Dependence on your SQL database infrastructure and new SQL applications in many enterprises is growing exponentially—straining the scalability of many existing SQL Server infrastructures. Combining IBM System x™ enterprise servers with eX4 technology and Microsoft® SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 software helps provide a cost-effective, scale-up Intel® processor-based solution for your rapidly growing database requirements.
Built on X-Architecture® innovation and eX4 technology, offering advanced capabilities that yield higher throughput and exceptional reliability, IBM System x enterprise servers such as the x3950 M2 and x3850 M2 are designed for today's SQL Server database requirements. Extensive redundancy and ultra-reliable memory protection maintain high availability for your business-critical applications. When it's time to add capacity, System x enterprise servers can help you manage growth by enabling you to scale your servers in tandem with your expanding workloads. This pay-as-you-grow scalability lets you grow from a 4-socket (16 processor cores) to a 16-socket server (64 cores), or significantly increase your memory—merely by adding additional server chassis. And, with the balanced design of eX4 technology, you're able to take advantage of the power of the latest Intel processors, without sacrificing response times. Together, IBM System x enterprise servers and SQL Server software can help you drive innovation in your business - Innovation that can help you gain a competitive advantage.
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