Hardware

The IBM System z10™ Business Class (z10 BC) delivers a “new face” for enterprise computing that gives you expanded capabilities to run existing applications, new modern applications and consolidation of disparate applications. A competitively priced enterprise server delivering unparalleled qualities of service for peace of mind and leadership of key capabilities to help manage your IT requirements and reduce cost and risk in your business. This makes the z10 BC ideally suited in a Dynamic Infrastructure®; addressing today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

The IBM System z10^TM 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 performance to data and to the network: expanded security and availability to help 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) 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).