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IBM and Microsoft virtualization

System x and BladeCenter with Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V

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Highlights

Improve the efficiency and flexibility of your data center with Windows® Server® 2008 R2 Hyper-V and IBM System x® and BladeCenter® servers
Benefit from IBM virtualization solutions that are designed for energy efficiency, virtualization, reliability and manageability
Purchase Microsoft® Windows Server 2008 R2 when configuring your System x and BladeCenter server.

By extending collaboration and optimizing IBM System x and BladeCenter servers for Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V, IBM and Microsoft are helping organizations create extremely reliable, high-performing, flexible, and energy-efficient virtual data centers.
With an extensive portfolio of virtualization solutions, IBM helps customers build resilient IT infrastructures that are optimized for cost effectiveness, simplified management, and flexibility. By running virtual machines with Hyper-V virtualization technology on IBM physical servers featuring energy-efficient solid-state drives, lower-power memory, and low-voltage processors, you can significantly reduce power and cooling requirements and realize improved total cost of ownership.

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