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IBM Announces the Most Scalable Mainframe Ever on July 12, 2011 (August 2011) |
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The zEnterprise announced this time last year supports the world's largest banks, insurance companies and governments, making it too large for the majority of organizations.
Enter z114 and it's a new game.
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Contact Sirius to find out how you
can save money with
the new IBM z114
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The z114:
• Is designed to consolidate workloads from hundreds of x86 servers, and deliver Smarter Computing capabilities
• Costs 25% less and offers significant improvements over IBM z10 BC Servers
• Offers high-end mainframe features at the entry level price of $75,000
• Gives you the ability to manage workloads on select System x blades
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| The demands placed on the data center have never been greater ... |
| It is projected that companies can consolidate workloads from 40 x86 processors running Oracle software on to a new z114 with just three processors running Linux. Over a three year period, that means total costs for hardware, software and support on the new z114 consolidated servers can be up to 80% less with similar dramatic savings on floor space and energy. |
IBM also introduced new features, including the support for select System x blades within the zEnterprise System running Linux x86 applications unchanged, and in the future will support Windows applications.
zEnterprise Systems can now help simplify data centers by managing workloads across mainframe, POWER7 and System x servers as a single system. Using the zEnterprise Blade Center Extension (zBX), companies can also extend mainframe qualities, such as governance and manageability, to workloads running across multiple platforms. Up to 112 blades can be integrated and managed as part of the zBX. |
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Start smaller, grow as you need to
The z114 allows you to start with smaller configurations and access additional capacity built into the server as needed without increasing the data center footprint or systems management complexity and cost. It is powered by up to 14 of the industry's most sophisticated microprocessors of which up to 10 can be configured as specialty engines.
These specialty engines, the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP), the System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP), and the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), are designed to integrate new Java, XML, and Linux applications and technologies with existing workloads, as well as optimize system resources and reduce costs on the mainframe. For example, using a fully configured machine running Linux for System z, clients can create and maintain a Linux virtual server in the z114 for as little as $500 per year. |
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... While IT budgets are growing less than 1% per year.
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 Consider great financing options from IBM Global Financing (IGF)
Available for existing IBM clients looking to upgrade to a z114 as well as clients currently using select HP and Oracle servers. IGF can buy back older systems for cash and upgrade customers to the z114 on a Fair Market Value (FMV) lease, which offers a predictable monthly payment. IGF will remove and recycle these older systems in compliance with environmental laws and regulations and pay clients the fair market value of HP and Oracle-Sun servers. IGF is also offering a 6-month deferral of any hardware, software, services or any combination for clients who wish to upgrade now, but pay later. |
| IGF is also offering a 0% financing for 12 months on any IBM Software, including IBM middleware for the z114 such as Tivoli, WebSphere, Rational, Lotus and Analytics products. |
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