IBM System z10 Business Class z10 BC Overview

IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC) Overview

In today’s world, IT is woven in to almost everything that a business does and consequently is pivotal to a busi- ness. Yet technology leaders are challenged to manage sprawling, complex distributed infrastructures and the ever growing ﬂ ow of data while remaining highly responsive to the demands of the business. And they must continually evaluate and decide when and how to adopt a multitude of innovations to keep the company competitive. IBM has a vision that can help—the Dynamic Infrastructure®—an evolutionary model that helps reset the economics of IT and can dramatically improve operational efﬁ ciency. It also can help reduce and control rising costs and improve pro- visioning speed and data center security and resiliency—at any scale. It will allow you to be highly responsive to any user need. And it aligns technology and business—giving you the freedom and the tools you need to innovate and be competitive. IBM System z® is an excellent choice as the foundation for a highly responsive infrastructure.

New world. New business. A whole new mainframe. Meet the IBM System z10™ Business Class™ (z10 BC), the tech- nology that could change the way you think about Enter- prise solutions. The technology that delivers the scalability,

ﬂexibility, virtualization, and breakthrough performance you need—at the lower capacity entry point you want. This is the technology that ﬁ ghts old myths and percep- tions—that’s not just for banks and insurance companies. This is the technology for any business that wants to ramp up innovation, boost efﬁ ciencies and lower costs—pretty much any enterprise, any size, any location. This is a mainframe technology for a new kind of data center—resil- ient, responsive, energy efﬁ cient—this is z10™ BC. And it’s about to rewrite the rules and deliver new freedoms for your business. Whether you want to deploy new applica- tions quickly, grow your business without growing IT costs or consolidate your infrastructure for reduced complexity, look no further—

z Can Do IT

Think Big, Virtually Limitless

The Information Technology industry has recognized the business value of exploiting virtualization technologies on any and all server platforms. The leading edge virtualization capabilities of System z, backed by over 40 years of tech- nology innovation, are the most advanced in the industry. With utilization rates of up to 100%, it’s the perfect platform for workload consolidation, both traditional and new.

•Want to deploy dozens—or hundreds—of applications on a single server for lower total cost of ownership? Want a more simpliﬁ ed, responsive infrastructure?

•Want investment protection where new generation tech- nology typically allows application growth at no extra cost?

The virtualization technology found in z/VM® with the System z platform may help clients achieve all of these operational goals while also helping to maximize the ﬁ nan- cial return on their System z investments.

The z10 BC™ can have big advantages over traditional server farms. The z10 BC is designed to reduce energy usage and save ﬂ oor space when used to consolidate x86 servers. With increased capacity the z10 BC virtualization capabilities can help to support hundreds of virtual servers in a single 1.42 square meters footprint. When consolidat- ing on System z you can create virtual servers on demand; achieve network savings through HiperSockets™ (internal LAN); improve systems management of virtual servers; and most importantly, consolidate software from many dis- tributed servers to a single consolidated server.

So why run hundreds of standalone servers when z10 BC could do the work more efﬁ ciently, in a smaller space, at a lower cost, virtually? Less power. Less space. Less impact on the environment.