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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 changing
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 enable your most
important workloads to get the resources they need
and constantly manages the resources according to the
changing priorities of the business. With workload license
charging, as the resources required by different applica-
tions, 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 have
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 from both
scheduled and unscheduled outages, and GDPS
®
auto-
mates site reconfi guration for both planned and unplanned
outages.
The New zSeries from IBM
IBM’s ongoing investment in zSeries technology produced
a re-invention of the zSeries server — the z990 which was
developed at a cost in excess of $1 Billion. The new tech-
nology introduced a host of new benefi ts to meet today’s
on demand business.
The z890 takes advantage of the new z990 technology in a
package that helps deliver excellent price/performance for
those customers requiring a lower capacity entry point and
more granularity of upgrades than offered with the z990
but still delivering the ability to add incremental capacity
as it is required in an on demand world.
And IBM’s investment in zSeries doesn’t stop here. To
solidify the commitment to zSeries, IBM introduced 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.