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IBM enhances ‘ Midsize Businesses’ portfolio

By ChannelWorld Bureau Tue, May 25, 2010

IBM announced new storage and System x offerings designed to help midsize businesses manage information, increase flexibility and reduce the cost and complexity of today’s data center. The latest additions to IBM’s midmarket portfolio include IBM System Storage DS3500 Express for enabling smart management of information, and IBM System x3620 M3 Express, which provides unmatched performance and scalability at an affordable price. According to 2010 IBM Global CEO study, leaders of midsize companies continue to view IT infrastructure as a cornerstone of their business transformation agenda. Results show that 78% expect business complexity to grow significantly over the next five years, but only 54% believe they know how to deal with it successfully. As a result, 63% say they plan to evolve their operating model by making significant changes to their technology infrastructures as one way to better manage complexity.  “IBM's new server and storage offerings are the powerful, industry-leading solutions our midmarket clients are looking for,” said Clay Hales, President of InfoSystems. "Working with IBM and InfoSystems, midsize companies has easy access to the technology and expertise needed to build smart infrastructure solutions that deliver improved performance and competitive advantage,” he said.

IBM continues to apply its unparalleled combination of research capabilities, technology innovation and global Business Partner ecosystem to develop powerful, affordable offerings that help midsize companies solve problems and succeed in today’s environment. “These new solutions provide growing businesses with a reliable, scalable IT foundation that will help them manage information more effectively and become increasingly agile in the ways they work, access resources and support customers,” said Ron Kline, IBM Global Director of Midmarket Marketing.

By providing midrange performance and attributes at entry level prices, IBM System Storage DS3500 Express DS3500 storage system helps companies deal with “information explosion” – one of the top five trends impacting an organization, according to midmarket leaders in the CEO Study. The DS3500 provides the broadest set of connectivity options available in a single storage system, allowing clients to intermix the different options to create a tiered network solution that places critical applications and data on the fastest networking technology and secondary data on the slower, less expensive technology. This tiered network solution allows users to lower power consumption by 10 percent. The total cost of acquisition for the DS3500 is up to 26% lower than comparable offerings from major competitors.

The IBM System x3620 M3 Express provides a powerful and affordable infrastructure alternative to traditional enterprise server offerings. Built on the latest Intel Xeon technology, the x3620 M3 server delivers the improved performance, speed, storage capabilities and scale required for today’s growing businesses. The server also helps reduce costs by providing faster processing speeds, outstanding energy efficiency, and integrated RAID adapters for more concentrated memory support and higher availability.

 

 

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