New born

Newborn in system Z family , latest z114 Machine type, 2818 .



Enterprises of all sizes need to take a close look at how the z114 might help lower their total cost of computing while increasing their qualities of service delivery."

- Mike Kahn, Managing Director, The Clipper Group

Highlights

• Unique hybrid design integrates Mainframe, POWER7 and IBM System x technologies in a single unified system, allowing simplified operations across application environments.
• Designed and right-sized as an entry level hybrid mainframe server with increased flexibility and performance in a lower cost package, now starting under $75K USD¹.
• Industry-leading virtualization, security, resiliency, and connectivity technologies cost-effectively packaged as a midrange enterprise solution.
• A great choice as a standalone development machine, a coupling facility or as an on ramp for any growing business looking to exploit mainframe technologies.
• Up to 18 percent performance improvement per core and up to 12 percent more capacity within the same energy footprint as a z10 BC.
• Consolidate an average of 30 distributed servers or more on a single core, or an average of 300 in a single footprint, delivering a virtual Linux server for under $1.45 day.².

source from http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/hardware/zenterprise/z114.html

In a few weeks , I will get a chance to install the z114 in our first customer here. Official service and installation document already release in the IBM Resource Link . For customer who already registered in IBM Resource Link , they can view the new z114 document, library, fixes and etc .

"Our two mainframes host 100 virtual servers, replacing at least 50 under-utilised x86 machines....this ultimately means that we're making better use of taxpayer money."

- Tim Simpson, IT Support Manager, Dundee City Council