IBM has launched two new high-end Unix servers that
include the Dual Stress processor technology first developed for
ultrafast video games.
The hardware giant said its new 64-core System p5-595 could
handle four million transactions a minute. The company has also
launched a 32-core machine, the System p5-590.
The new products are aimed at increasing IBM’s server market
share against rival Hewlett-Packard. Figures from industry analyst
IDC released in May showed that HP had taken the lead position in
the Europe, Middle East and Asia server market from IBM.
The new machines are designed to help companies improve
operational efficiency while cutting infrastructure costs, using
IBM’s Virtualisation Engine technology to accommodate up to 10
virtual servers per processor core. This allows users to
consolidate multiple systems and distributed applications on a
single box.
IBM has also launched a new virtualisation product that will
allow IT departments to bill different business areas for use of
server resources.
The new Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager collects information
from operating systems, databases, networks, storage systems,
applications and virtualised environments and determines which part
of the business is using these resources, allowing IT departments
administrators to charge business units for their individual use of
server resources.
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