IBM Product

Blade Center

IBM Product

About BladeCenter

Simplify. Cut costs. Boost productivity. Go green. They're all priorities for IT, and they're all driving organizations to rethink their server strategies and become more receptive to new ways to use IT. Blades are the next-generation solution, promising improvements across the board. IBM BladeCenter's innovative, open design offers a true alternative to today's sprawling racks and overheated server rooms. So toss your cables and take the leap. Migrate to the blade solution that uses less energy and gives you more choices and control. You have nothing to lose but complexity. IBM BladeCenter is the right choice. Open. Easy. Green.

Reason to choose IBM BladeCenter
Realize innovation

You've told us you're running multiple business-critical applicationsall on x86 servers. You need a provider you can count on. BladeCenter is built on IBM X-Architecture"our blueprint for bringing innovation to x86 systems. The result is open, industry-standard blade solutions on which clients feel confident running their business-critical workloads. With IBM BladeCenter you can choose the right solutionone tailored to fit your diverse needsso you can realize innovation in your business. Innovation that helps set you apart from the competition. For example, an IT infrastructure that is more reliable, more available and can be built in a more flexible manner can enable you to get your applications or products into production earlier. More affordable IT allows you to take the money that's saved and use it to fuel innovation projects.
Manage growth,complexity and risk

Unlike a stand-alone server that needs multiple power supplies and fans, individual systems management, numerous cables and a lot of space, IBM BladeCenter is compact and easy to use. The blade contains all the necessities to run an applicationprocessors, memory, I/O and storage. Components that are duplicated in rack servers, like redundant power, hot-swap cooling, DVD and consolidated management are placed in the BladeCenter chassis and shared.

The beauty of the BladeCenter architecture is that now everything needed for the solution can be housed and managed from a single point of control. An intelligent system design that includes multiple layers of redundancy combined with advanced availability tools help BladeCenter stay up and running.

And with the ability to add blades on demand, you can grow as needed to create a dynamic and scalable infrastructure. With a data center that's easier to manage, you can focus on growing your business.

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System x Series

System X Server

About X Series

Your business is poised to take advantage of the next big opportunity. But is your IT environment ready to help you meet your goals? Or will it hold you back? When you need to grow your business, IBM System x can help you drive forward. IBM advancements in scalability, reliability and performance can help you create a dynamic, streamlined infrastructure so you can take your business where you want it to go. At IBM we want to provide the technology that will truly help businesses innovate and thrive. We make that possible today and we have a vision and dedication to improving upon it in the future.

Realize innovation

Clients across myriad industries have told us that x86 servers are thefoundation on which their businesses are built. So why not buy from a serverprovider you can count on? IBM is the right choice. IBM System x is a portfolioof robust servers built on IBM X-Architecture? our blueprint for bringinginnovation to x86 systems.

Innovation that helps set you apart from thecompetition. For example, an IT infrastructure that is more reliable, moreavailable and can be built in a more flexible manner can enable you to get yourapplications or products into production earlier. More affordable IT allows youto take the money that is saved and use it to fuel innovation projects.

Manage growth, complexity and risk

The proliferation of servers, along with their management and asset control, makes it difficult to manage your data center. Intelligent, open management tools on System x servers, such as IBM Director, help simplify your IT and reduce costs by tracking and deploying assets, optimizing performance and enabling remote maintenance.

A smart system design that includes multiple layers of redundancy and memory protection combined with advanced availability tools help keep your systems up and running. Plus most System x servers feature a "call-home" ability. They can independently place help calls directly to IBM service and support, helping you save time an