IBM Power Server 740 for distributed applications

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Unlike the competitors, maintains IBM not only a server portfolio based on Intel processors or x86-compatible CPUs. In addition, Big Blue still machines in the offer to work in the interior of Power processors. The latest generation of the once called by the name of AS/400 server family launched Power 7 and is ideal for medium according to IBM. Finally, the operating system "IBM i" it is directed, it's IBM that "an even easier-performing IT platform." The platform will also have to manage with limited staff and because of the modern Power7 processors very quickly and also be energy efficient. According to the Power platform providers are providing more than 5000 SME-related applications. In addition to the aforementioned IBM i operating system running AIX and Linux on Power platform. The four-Express Server (IBM Power 710, 720, 730 and 740 Express) are prices from about € 9000 available at. The Power of the Power 710 and 730 are, according to IBM primarily as a server infrastructure in highly integrated 2U rack-mount packages. The Power 720 and Power 740 rack or tower 4U models offer greater storage capacity and internal storage for distributed applications, databases and medium consolidation.

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In addition, there are still designed by IBM for the middle class, also equipped with Power7 processors Express Line. They are intended for scenarios where IT-consolidation, play real-time analysis, mobile applications, information management and compliance solutions for a role. Although the server environment of the local SMEs is far from being virtualized through, plan the user further already: Industry representatives like Barbara Wittmann, managing director of Dell Germany and Sales Director Consumer and Small & Medium Business (CSMB), or Ralf Colbus IBM report of enhancing demand for virtualized storage infrastructure for SMEs. In practice this means that neither the user nor the application to know where the needed data are or where they are written.

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According Colbus are also medium-sized IBM customers, up to ten miles apart, standing storage systems to a virtual memory to link the. The data is synchronized by a controller, not so can only load balancing, but also the reliability is increased. IBM's Storage Virtual Controller (SVC) takes care of this coordination, as he assumes control of the data flow - of course in a single data center, without mile-long distances. As Ralf said Colbus, the controller is proven from only 1 terabyte of storage volumes. SVC is available with storage from 30,000 €. Main focus is the high availability of data by distributing across multiple storage systems. The controller is also understood to drive systems and other manufacturers, for example, in IBM's Storage System Storwize V7000 already integrated.

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Also, HP provides virtualization-enabled storage components, as customers will be increasingly important, "according to manager Seibold" client capability of the storage components for our HP. The solutions offered for example, the HP StorageWorks SAN hardware P4000 G2. According to HP, the solution is optimized for database and e-mail applications and virtualized server . The system should scale well and, given the complete pricing model (including three years of support) for "budget-conscious customers" are. For small to medium sized companies or individual departments will fit HP StorageWorks MSA G3 P2000. The hardware is connected via eight GbFibre Channel, has combined FC / iSCSI on board, controlled 6-Gb SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) or 10 Gbps (Gigabit Ethernet ) iSCSI. In terms of drives, the system is compatible with LFF (Large Form Factor) and SFF (Small Form Factor) SAS, SAS MDL and SATA drives.

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Not only the storage of data has become a challenge, even the avoidance of unnecessary data files holding IT departments to speed. Finally, space costs money, and in particular the backing up and archiving becomes a Herculean task, if the stocks rise. The magic word, the manufacturer is duplication. Sun, Fujitsu offers the EternusCS800 S2 Data Protection Appliance is a small and medium-sized enterprises as well as branch offices of larger enterprise conceived solution to disk backup with integrated duplicate build. The duplication is to reduce the capacity requirements for typical disk-to-disk backups by up to 90 percent. In addition, the global duplication in the backup data replication of the demand for bandwidth by a factor or more drop 20.

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Also, Fujitsu is building on blades in a compact housing, as the Primergy BX400 shows both in a rack in a tower version is available as a. According to Michael Homborg Fujitsu make different characteristics of the available 10,000 euros BX400 interest for use in SMEs, including quiet operation: The new blade chassis with eight slots for half-height blades is in operation producing up to a noise level of 45 dB. Furthermore, the server with 16A fuse connected to standard electrical outlets, and it requires no external cooling source, according to Fujitsu. Together with the storage appliance PrimergyVSX960 associated with the server blades and network fabrics in the suit-case, is from a mini-data center solution - that can easily move when the tower version is placed on rollers.