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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 chang-

ing

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 ensure that your most

important workloads get the resources they need and con-

stantly manages the resources according to the changing

priorities of the business. With Workload License Charges

(WLC), as the resources required by different applications,

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, has

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 against

both scheduled and unscheduled outages, and GDPS®

enables protection from loss of complete sites.

The New zSeries from IBM – Impressive Investment -

Unprecedented Performance

IBM’s ongoing investment in zSeries technology has pro-

duced a re-invention of the zSeries server — the z990. The

z990 makes the mainframe platform more relevant to cur-

rent business success than ever before. Developed at an

investment in excess of $1 billion, the new z990 introduces

a host of new beneﬁ ts to meet today’s on demand business.

The major difference is the innovative book structure of the

z990. This new packaging of processors, memory and I/O

connections allows you to add incremental capacity to a

zSeries server as you need it. This makes the z990 a ﬂ ex-

ible and cost-effective zSeries server to date.

IBM’s investment in zSeries doesn’t stop here. To solidify

the commitment to zSeries, IBM introduces 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.