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IBM
 Sales
 &
 Distribution
 –
 zEnterprise
 Positioning
 IMT
 West
 
 Volume
 1,
 2012
 

IBM’s zEnterprise™ Hybrid System
Computing Circular


 
 
 
 

James
 R.
 Fyffe
 Jr.
 
  IBM
 Hybrid
 Systems
 Technical
 Lead,
 IMT
 West;
 CISSP
  email:
 jrfyffe@us.ibm.com
 

IBM
 Sales
 & Distribution
 –
 zEnterprise
 Positioning
 IMT
 West
  Volume
 1,
 2012
 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Table of Contents Hybrid Computing Value ...................................................................................................
 3
  Executive Summary
 ...........................................................................................................
 4
  The Ever-Changing Server Market Conditions
 ..................................................................
 6
  Business Value of the Hybrid System Architecture ...........................................................
 6
  Components of an Effective Business Case
  ........................................................................
 7
  Labor Savings Estimation: e-Factor Determination
 ........................................................
 9
  Investment Justification: Labor Savings driven by Simplified Management ................
 11
  Investment Justification: Through an Improved Business Continuity Posture
 .............
 12
  Investment Justification: Through an Improved Security Posture
 ................................
 14
  Identifying Workload Candidates: Client-Specific e-Factor Estimation
  ......................
 15
  Conclusions ......................................................................................................................
 16
 
 

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IBM
 Sales
 &
 Distribution
 –
 zEnterprise
 Positioning
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 West
  Volume
 1,
 2012
 

 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hybrid Computing Value
Do
 you
 understand
 the
 Business
 Value
 of
 IBM’s
 Hybrid
 System
 Architecture?
 

 
 
 


  IBM
 zEnterprise™
 is
 compelling
 for
 existing
 customers
 who
 need
 more
 performance
 and
 capacity.
 
 
 It
 is
  also compelling
 for
 new
 customers
 that
 currently
 utilize
 distributed
 architectures.
 
 
  For
 both
 audiences,
 the
 hybrid
 z/blade
 capability
 is
 the
 heart
 of
 this
 new
 system.
 
  IBM’s
 new
 hybrid
 is
 an
 integrated
 IBM
 System
 z®
 tightly
 coupled
 with
 IBM’s zEnterprise
 BladeCenter®
  Extension
 (zBX).
 
 The
 zBX
 consists
 of
 industry
 standard
 racks
 that
 host
 blade
 environments
 supporting
 a
  broad
 range
 of
 operating
 systems,
 coupled
 with
 mainframe-­‐class
 performance.
 
 This
 new
 system
 offers
  investment
 protection, reduced
 complexity,
 improved
 performance
 and
 resiliency,
 and
 
  lower
 cost
 of
 ownership.
  This
 innovation
 presents
 an
 opportunity
 for
 the
 enterprise
 to
 re-­‐evaluate
 how
 IT
 services
 are
 provisioned.
 

This
 same
 innovation
 requires
 investment.
  But
 on
 the...