IBM 890 manual The New zSeries from IBM, Tools for Managing e-business

The variable data center needs to be able to respond to the ever changing demands that occur when you sup- port multiple diverse workloads as a single entity. It must respond to maintain the quality of service required and the cost of utilizing the resources must refl ect the changing environment. The zSeries Intelligent Resource director (IRD), which combines three key zSeries technologies, z/OS® Workload Manager (WLM), Logical Partitioning and Parallel Sysplex® technology helps enable your most important workloads to get the resources they need

and constantly manages the resources according to the changing priorities of the business. With workload license charging, as the resources required by different applica- tions, middleware and operating systems change over time, the software costs change to refl ect this. In addition, new virtual Linux® servers can be added in just minutes with zSeries virtualization technology to respond rapidly to huge increases in user activity.

The fl exible data center must be adaptable to support change and ease integration. This is achieved through a combination of Open and industry standards along with the adaptability to direct resources where they are required. The zSeries along with other IBM servers have been investing in standards for years. Key is the support for Linux, but let’s not forget Java™ and XML and industry standard technologies, such as FCP, Ethernet and SCSI.

Finally the on demand data center must be designed to be resilient. The zSeries has been renowned for reliability and availability. The zSeries platform will help protect from both scheduled and unscheduled outages, and GDPS® auto- mates site reconfi guration for both planned and unplanned outages.

The New zSeries from IBM

IBM’s ongoing investment in zSeries technology produced a re-invention of the zSeries server — the z990 which was developed at a cost in excess of $1 Billion. The new tech- nology introduced a host of new benefi ts to meet today’s on demand business.

The z890 takes advantage of the new z990 technology in a package that helps deliver excellent price/performance for those customers requiring a lower capacity entry point and more granularity of upgrades than offered with the z990 but still delivering the ability to add incremental capacity as it is required in an on demand world.

And IBM’s investment in zSeries doesn’t stop here. To solidify the commitment to zSeries, IBM introduced the “Mainframe Charter” that provides a framework for future investment and a statement of IBM’s dedication to deliver ongoing value to zSeries customers in their transformation to on demand business.

Tools for Managing e-business

The IBM ^product line is backed by a compre- hensive suite of offerings and resources that provide value at every stage of IT implementation. These tools can help customers test possible solutions, obtain fi nancing, plan and implement applications and middleware, manage capacity and availability, improve performance and obtain technical support across the entire infrastructure. The result is an easier way to handle the complexities and rapid growth of e-business. In addition, IBM Global Ser- vices experts can help with business and IT consulting, business transformation and total systems management services, as well as customized e-business solutions.

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