IBM Virtualization Engine for System z9 and System z

The IBM Virtualization Engine Platform is the foundation and delivery vehicle for key IBM virtualization and infrastructure management technologies and solutions that allow you to virtualize and aggregate pools of diverse physical IT resources into a single logical entity, providing simplified virtual resource access, unified management and increased utilization of IT assets.

Do you have multiple servers and storage devises running a variety of operating systems, middleware products and applications supporting your organization or business? You are not alone. The IBM Virtualization Engine and System z9 promises to help you to integrate and better manage your business processes and and resources across the heterogeneous computing environment. IBM System z9 and System z recently announced its support for the following new Virtualization Engine capabilities:
	Virtualization Engine Enterprise Workload Manager for z/OS V2.1.0
	Virtualization Engine and Infrastructure Services for Linux on System z9 and System z

The core strengths of the IBM mainframe—multi-demensional virtualization, autonomic functionality, intelligent workload management, business resiliency, integration and rock solid security—extending these leadership capabilities across the enterprise through support of the IBM Virtualization Engine—position System z9 and System z to play a central role as the hub for enterprise-wide infrastructure management.

With the Virtualization Engine and System z9 or System z at the heart of the infrastructure:

• Simplify the heterogeneous IT infrastructure
  
• Unify systems and workload management, enterprise-wide and with open standards
• Safeguard your data through centralized management while leveraging world-class System z9 and System z security and reliability features
• Further simply the management of virtual Linux servers on System z9 and System z platforms
• Lower costs and improve utilization of existing assets.

The IBM Virtualization Engine capabilities for System z9 and System z can help a company deliver the promise of On Demand Business by virtualizing IT resources, simplifying systems management and reduceing the complexity, costs, and efforts associated with today's heterogeneous mixed IT environment.

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