Five Reasons To Choose IBM's zEnterprise Mainframe

IBM has unveiled its new zEnterprise platform. But unlike previous platform updates, this one is not about traditional mainframe systems refresh, with emphasis on performance, price/performance, and RAS innovations. The new zEnterprise is completely re-architected. It focuses on three core technology components: 1) the zEnterprise 196, which is a more scalable system for large-scale transactional and data serving environments; 2) the zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension, which allows for workload optimized blades; and 3) the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager, which is a framework that can extend mainframe qualities of service across both hardware environments. Forrester recommends that I&O managers build the business case for the new zEnterprise platform by focusing on five areas of improved economics over previous generations of z: 1) improved performance; 2) enhanced workload optimization; 3) better Linux consolidation; 4) increased support for multiplatform virtualization; and 5) streamlined IT operations.