Hardware

The IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class (z10 EC) is a world class enterprise server designed to meet your business needs. Built on the inherent strengths of the IBM System z™ platform the z10 EC further extends System z leadership in key capabilities with the delivery of expanded scalability for growth and large scale consolidation, improved security and availability to reduce risk, and just in time capacity deployment helping to respond to changing business requirements. The z10 EC delivers technologies that businesses need today along with a foundation to drive future business growth.

The IBM System z9™ Business Class (z9 BC) is the latest member of the System z9 family. The z9 BC provides an advanced combination of reliability, availability, security, scalability and virtualization. The z9 BC is designed specifically as a midrange mainframe and delivers extensive growth options and excellent price/performance for those customers requiring a lower-capacity entry point and more granular growth options than offered with the System z9 Enterprise Class.

For over 4 decades, the IBM mainframe has been a leader in data and transaction serving. The System z9™ EC provides a strong combination of past mainframe characteristics, plus new functions designed around scalabilityincluding flexible granularity solutions, virtualization, availability, and security. And the z9 EC continues to extend and support the use of dedicated processors for specialized workloads, including the System z9 Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for Linux® (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) and System z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP).

The IBM eServer zSeries 990 (z990) is the platform for enterprise on demand business. Its innovative design allows it to scale up physically (up to three times the capacity of the z900 Model 216) and virtually—helping you to simplify your infrastructure and integrate multiple workloads.

The System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP), an optional feature, provides a specialized and highly integrated z/OS Java™ execution environment. On/Off Capacity on Demand is designed to provide greater flexibility in managing the constantly changing workload demands of today's environment.

Get a mainframe sized and priced to suit your on demand business needs. The IBM eServer zSeries 890 (z890) includes zSeries functionality at a lower entry capacity level than previously available on IBM z/Architecture™ hardware, as well as new granular growth options.

The optional System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) delivers a cost effective and specialized Java™ execution environment for improved price/performance. Specialty engines for flexible deployment of Linux® workloads and internal Parallel Sysplex® coupling facilities help to better align the advanced technology of the z890 with your IT infrastructure requirements.