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Platforms:
New Ultra-Slim IBM Blade Is
Smallest 4-Way Server Ever
IBM, a worldwide leader in blade servers, introduced the IBM eServer
BladeCenter HS40, an ultra-slim, 4-way Intel Xeon MP processor-based blade
server that offers unprecedented, on-demand processing power for
consolidation-minded businesses. IBM also unveiled the eServer xSeries 365, a
4-way, rack-optimized system that offers high-availability, massive internal
storage capacity and superior performance.
Blades are ultra-slim servers that are stacked in a chassis side by side,
much
like books on a shelf. Because they take up significantly less space than
traditional rack servers, Blade servers enable customers to reduce "server
sprawl" and better manage their computing infrastructures.
IBM designed the new eServer BladeCenter HS40 to be the most powerful and
flexible 4-way server of its kind. In a breakthrough for business, seven IBM
HS40 4-way systems can be placed in a 7U (12.25-inch) chassis. In contrast, HP
is only able to place two of its 4-way blade systems in a 9U (15.75-inch)
chassis -- meaning that IBM offers customers more than three times the
processing power of HP's ProLiant blades in a space only three quarters the
size of HP's blade server.
IBM customers such as Atlanta-based Web hosting and online services company
Interland are looking to the HS40 as they streamline their network of
datacenters.
"The BladeCenter HS40 is the ideal system for datacenter consolidation,"
said
Bill Jones, CIO and vice president of operations at Interland. "Beyond
datacenter consolidation, businesses implementing cutting-edge technologies
like blades into their infrastructure can also benefit from increased
performance, scalability and central management of their server
infrastructure."
IBM customers can choose from the industry's most extensive portfolio of
blade
server systems, powered by differing processors, running differing operating
systems and applications, while sharing the same chassis. IBM is the only
company providing customers a choice of blades with BladeCenter systems
possessing 64-bit PowerPC technology (eServer JS20), or highly scalable
BladeCenter systems with 32-bit Intel Xeon processor technology (eServer
HS20).
New 4-way Rack Server
IBM is further extending its leadership in the fast-growing 4-way server
market with the eServer xSeries 365, providing customers the best performing
solutions for Intel-server workload consolidation.
The eServer xSeries 365 is powered by the latest Intel Xeon MP processors
and
provides a sleek 3U (5.25-inch) design which takes up 36 percent less floor
space than competitive 4-way servers, permitting IBM to provide 40 percent
more processors per rack than Dell or HP. In addition, the x365 offers six
internal hard disk drives with storage capacity of up to 876 GB or an optional
configuration with four internal hard disk drives and DDS tape backup.
"We continue to deliver on our commitment to customer choice -- offering
businesses the ability to choose the platform and operating system that best
meets their needs," said Susan Whitney, general manager IBM eServer xSeries.
"The introduction of new industry leading 4-way systems for both our
BladeCenter and xSeries product lines gives customers new, powerful solutions
to consolidate their server workloads, greatly improving the efficiency of
their technology infrastructures."
Small, high-powered 4-way systems have been identified as critical building
block for companies seeking to consolidate workloads and simplify their
infrastructures. These new dense computer offerings from IBM provide customers
with two powerful options when seeking platforms to run their
high-availability, mission-critical applications. The HS40 is an ideal choice
for enterprise collaboration and many server consolidation projects while the
larger internal storage of the x365 helps it excel at applications serving and
clustered-database implementations.
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