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IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
IBM System z10 EC
The incredible IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class (z10 EC)– it’s more than just a faster box
Based on innovation that matters – we have a new enterprise quad-core z10™ processor chip with 4.4 GHz performance, ‘just in time’ deployment of capacity resources, hardware decimal floating point, specialty engines, FCP performance improvements and more!
Huge improvement in performance (62% over z9™ EC 1-way) and scalability (70% over z9 EC 54-way)
Plus all you expect, and the world demands, from the IBM System z™ – legendary management, efficiency, security and resilience resulting from over 40 years of innovation, stability and investment protection
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IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
Consolidate for lower TCO
Significantly lower TCO over x86 servers driven by large scale consolidation and new pricing flexibility
When compared to distributed servers the z10 EC is designed to help you save money with specialty engines, lower software costs and less required floor space
z/VM® is the original and still the gold standard of virtualization – it does it all – automation capabilities, provisioning, management and z/VM has the most sophisticated and complete hypervisor available
Linux® on System z has over 1900 available applications
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for Linux on System z offers a single view of actual energy usage across multiple heterogeneous IBM platforms
Kaon Advisor
IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
Protecting your data
The security-rich z10 EC can be your central repository for sensitive data and provides an integrated encryption infrastructure. From the server to the z/OS®, z/VM®, z/VSE®, z/TPF® and Linux® on System z operating systems to middleware – protecting sensitive data over the Internet, in databases and on tape.
Enhancements on the z10 EC include:
Support for more stringent encryption algorithms
More flexible configuration of the tamper-resistant Crypto Express2 feature for sharing with virtual guests such as Linux
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IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
Not a traditional mainframe
The System z10 delivers excellent price performance for key workloads such as Linux, Java™ and data serving. Our superior investment protection means that when you upgrade to a z10 EC from earlier generations of servers, application specialty engines get upgraded for no charge - $0!!!
IBM System z10 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) may offer savings when doing centralized data serving; network encryption; serving z/OS XML data (new!); or doing remote copy functions with IBM DS8000™ (new!)
IBM System z10 Application Assist Processor (zAAP) may offer savings for Java and z/OS XML data
Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) for running Linux either standalone or under z/VM
Kaon Advisor
IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
‘Just in time’ resources
The z10 EC offers new ‘just in time’ deployment of resources – putting you in charge when you need to add either permanent or temporary capacity. Or automate if you want and let defined policies decide for you! Plus the z10 EC comes with memory set aside for holding your I/O configuration – helping you avoid downtime when making I/O changes.
Broad ability for you to order temporary capacity when and how you want it – less interaction with IBM is required
Offerings are independently managed and can be reconfigured and replenished dynamically
Multiple offerings can be in use simultaneously
Capability for policy based automation
New independent 16 GB Hardware System Area (HSA)
Kaon Advisor
IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
Fiber Quick Connect
Fiber Quick Connect (FQC) is a fiber harness integrated into the z10 EC frame. FQC offers harness cabling, harness brackets and mounting hardware installed at the factory for a 'quick' connect (reducing connect time by up to 80 ).
Kaon Advisor
IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
Energy Efficiency
Estimating tools help you plan the power and cooling requirements for your specific System z10 configuration. Power monitoring provides real time and historical data for your system and may help your business qualify for Energy Efficiency Certificates.
Kaon Advisor
IBM System z10™ Enterprise Class
BladeCenter QS21
The vision for the mainframe System z and Cell Broadband Engine™ technology; a logical integration that brings together historically proven strengths of System z for high performance business computing with the leading edge implementation of high performance numerical / stream computing.