Giving midsize companies more flexibility, less cost

Advancements in the IBM System x platform offer enhanced scalability, reliability and performance

Small and medium businesses survive and grow by being poised to take advantage of the next big market opportunity in their industry. But what about their IT environments?

If the IT environment is flexible and scalable, and new applications can be provisioned and integrated quickly and seamlessly, IT is an enabler. If not, IT can hold companies back.

Let Sirius help you determine the best IT solutions for your strategic business initiatives

IBM System x combines proven IBM innovation with industry-standard components, creating a line of solutions that includes feature-rich scalable enterprise servers, rack-optimized servers designed for business productivity, and entry-level tower servers. IBM differentiates itself by offering high-value servers that are easy to deploy and manage, while still providing industry-leading quality, service and technology.  

With the introduction of eX5, the fifth generation of IBM’s industry-leading enterprise x86 servers, IBM engineers have redefined x by radically expanding the capabilities of x86 servers, leveraging the deep history of IBM innovation.

The new eX5 servers emphasize three crucial design goals:

Maximize memory: eX5 systems offer memory expansion, yielding the maximum performance for many workloads. The unique System x capability to expand memory independently of the processor has unlocked an unprecedented amount of configuration flexibility, meaning you no longer have to add another (underused and expensive) processor simply because you need more memory for your existing apps.

Minimize cost: With the addition of the two-socket System x3690 X5, System x has lowered the acquisition cost of enterprise servers, while preserving the ability to expand to much greater capabilities if and when they are needed. You can extend memory as you need it, and more memory means you can run more VMs per processor to help lower your per-processor software licensing costs. See up to 50 percent savings in software licensing for the same number of virtual machines (VMs) or database users, or nearly twice the number of VMs (82 percent more) for the same license cost

Simplify deployment: With single points of management and remote administration, eX5 systems are built for simpler qualification, faster deployment, and easier administration. eXFlash SSD technology allows you to dramatically reduce cables and drives. IBM innovation helps set you apart from your competition by enabling your IT environment to respond quickly to business drivers. More-affordable systems, software and management practices allow you to take cost out of IT and divert valuable resources to fuel innovation that drives business.

As an IBM Premier Business Partner with more than three decades of experience in IBM consulting, systems integration and solution implementations, Sirius is well equipped to help you migrate to the most efficient systems with the best configuration for your specific application workloads. Sirius can also help integrate optimized IT solutions that take advantage of IBM enhancements, including server consolidation, virtualization, data center optimization, IT simplification, business continuance, and public, private and hybrid cloud computing environments.

Together, IBM and Sirius provide the technology and services that will help small and midsize businesses like yours innovate and thrive. With both tactical and strategic IT architecture solutions, we’ll help you focus on your business today and give you the IT vision to make sure you can continue to take advantage of market opportunities tomorrow. Engage your Sirius client executive today for more information about System x solutions and to ensure your business is prepared for the next big opportunity.