T-rex and Shark both have teeth. (First-In/First Out).IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) has introduced what they claim to be the world's most sophisticated server and announced that customers of all sizes will now be able to access the capabilities of the IBM mainframe IBM mainframes, though perceived as synonymous with mainframe computers in general due to their marketshare, are now technically and specifically IBM's line of business computers that can all trace their design evolution to the IBM System/360. through new on-demand services from IBM Global Services IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It is the fastest growing part of IBM, with over 190,000 professionals serving customers in more than 160 countries. . The IBM eServer This article is about the IBM family of computer servers. For the open access electronic text archive, see EServer.org. IBM eServer was a family of computer servers from IBM Corporation. zSeries 990, the new flagship of the eServer family, builds on the technology of the eServer z900, which brought new security, reliability and performance advances in Linux virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and automation. According to IDC, the zSeries family gained eight points of market share in $250,000 and above servers since the introduction of the z900 in October 2000, while Sun and HP (combined with Compaq historically) each lost share in the same period of time (source: IDC 4Q02 Quarterly Tracker). IBM also announced that its TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800 ("Shark") has been enhanced for IBM's new flagship eServer z990 to provide data protection and access for business continuity and efficiency. The continuing evolution of the industry-leading ESS Model 800 with e-Business On Demand capabilities now includes standby capacity on demand, which allows customers to acquire up to 6.9 terabytes of "standby" capacity, based on business needs; this additional capacity is available whenever needed. IBM's flagship storage solution also now includes Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC PPRC Peer-To-Peer Remote Copy PPRC Pollution Prevention Resource Center PPRC Physician Payment Review Commission PPRC Pulp and Paperworker's Resource Council PPRC Provisioning Preparedness Review Conference ) V2 and FlashCopy V2 to significantly enhance data mirroring and business continuity for the z990 as well as other server environments. "As the backbone of IBM's storage product family, we have continued to enhance Shark to deliver increased value to our customers," said Roland Hagan, Storage Systems vice president, IBM Systems Group. "When coupled with our new flagship zSeries mainframe, the new Shark offers more data protection, performance and accessibility than any other zSeries/storage option to support customers' on-demand requirements, which require extremely high availability and protection." Highlights of the announcement include: * Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC)V2 Enhancements: Long distance (including coast-to-coast) data mirrormg using new Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. Cascading PPRC further extends the ESS remote copy solutions for zSeries and open systems data; two- or three-site configuration options dramatically improve protection against data loss. * FlashCopy V2 Enhancements: Data set, multiple relationship and incremental refresh improve granularity, flexibility, capacity management/utilization and completion times. * Standby Capacity on Demand: Improved flexibility in the quantity of ondemand storage available--up to 6.9TB more--and pricing options provides more convenience, efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Powered by numerous innovative technologies, including fast copper microchips and 2Gbps FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. data transfer rates, IBM's Enterprise Storage Server offers self-management features that enable comprehensive real-time "on the fly" system configuration and management. To make it easier for customers to take advantage of the new Standby Capacity on Demand for ESS feature, IBM is offering customers the opportunity to implement this new enhancement, with no convenience charges. This feature will be available for customers that install an eSeries z990 server with the Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU CIU Convergència I Unió (Partit Polític de Catalunya-España) CIU Columbia International University CIU Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria CIU Criminal Intelligence Unit CIU Criminal Investigations Unit CIU Crisis Intervention Unit ) feature and ESS FlashCopy V2 by the end of September 2003. www.ibm.com |
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