IBM 8203-E4A Brochure - Page 3

IBM Systems and Technology Feature Benefits Leadership POWER6 performance Application availability Flexibility and choice of AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems Improved utilization and energy efficiency through PowerVM and EnergyScale technologies Integration and simplicity ● Access data faster and improve response time ● Do more work with fewer servers and experience infrastructure cost savings from a reduction in the number of servers and software licenses ● Keep applications up and running and focus on growing your business ● Choose the operating environment that best suits your application and business needs ● Better utilize IT assets while avoiding the costs of deploying a new server every time the business needs another application ● Go green and save with innovative energy management capabilities ● Deploy applications faster and maintain systems more efficiently with fewer staff ● Integrated business platform that allows all the applications to access the data they need to improve productivity Leadership POWER6 performance The leadership performance of the POWER6 processor-the world's fastest chip-makes it possible for applications to run faster and be more responsive which can result in business advantages and higher customer satisfaction. In addition, a single system can now run more applications and can reduce the number of required servers and reduce infrastructure costs. The improved performance with POWER6 technology also enables clients to get more processing power with fewer processors resulting in lower per core software licensing costs. Application availability The IBM Power 520 Express is designed with capabilities to deliver outstanding application availability and allow more work to be processed with less operational disruption. The Power 520 Express capabilities include recovery from intermittent errors or failover to redundant components, detection and reporting of failures and impending failures, and self-healing hardware that automatically initiates actions to effect error correction, repair or component replacement. In addition, the Processor Instruction Retry RAS feature provides for the continuous monitoring of processor status with the capability to restart a processor if certain errors are detected. If required, workloads can be redirected to alternate processors, all without disruption to application execution. In combination with the optional PowerVM Enterprise Edition with Live Partition Application Mobility, the Power 520 delivers near-continuous application availability. Flexibility and choice of operating environments The flexibility to use leading-edge AIX, IBM i, Linux for Power and x86 Linux applications in a rack-mount or deskside form factor broadens the application offerings available and increases the ways clients can manage growth, complexity and risk. Leverage these easy-to-manage, easy-to-secure and highly reliable operating environments to run thousands of proven industry solutions that are sure to fit the needs of almost any business. 3