Out with cables. In with Blades

Read the virtualisation white paper

Learn how the "virtualisation multiplier" effect helps IBM blade servers deliver unexpectedly high utilization rates, lower acquisition costs and reduced operating expenses.

IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express

IBM brings the extraordinary value of BladeCenter S to the UNIX market with the introduction of support of the JS22 and JS21 Express blade servers in the BladeCenter S chassis

Unipart Logistics supplies demand with BladeCenter

The IBM BladeCenter helps Unipart Logistics deliver 24/7 supply chain management to high-profile clients around the globe. After implementing an IBM virtualisation solution, featuring the BladeCenter, Unipart cut its inventory processing time from three hours to 20 minutes, allowing the company to provide sector-leading order fulfillment to its customers.

TheStreet.com is bullish on BladeCenter

TheStreet.com, a leading provider of investment information, needed to expand its database to handle a growing portfolio of Web content. Deploying a turnkey solution, built on IBM BladeCenter, they gained a highly scalable infrastructure capable of supporting rapid, incremental growth.

BladeCenter levels the playing field for LightEdge customers

The IBM BladeCenter helps LightEdge Solutions deliver voice, data, and IT services to nearly 4,000 small and medium-sized businesses. Since standardising its pay-as-you-go offerings on the BladeCenter platform, LightEdge has boosted performance and improved manageability, cutting its SLA for response and repair time in half - from four hours to two.

St. Jude fights cancer with blades

Four IBM BladeCenter chassis, housing 140 blades, form the brains behind a powerful grid that is helping St. Jude Children's Hospital research new treatments for pediatric cancer. The solution can blaze through trillions of DNA sequences in hours, cutting the drug discovery process from six years to twelve short months.

Zumiez finds extreme density with BladeCenter

A high-density IBM BladeCenter solution helped Zumiez cut energy costs and reclaim valuable floor space in its new office facility. And by taking advantage of the BladeCenter's flexible networking options, the action sports retailer was able to utilise its existing SAN storage infrastructure out of the gate.

BladeCenter helps MMA reduce risk

As one of France's leading insurance providers, Mutuelles du Mans Assurance places a premium on data security and availability. The IBM BladeCenter is helping MMA minimise unplanned downtime due to server crashes, and improve systems management across its infrastructure.

Chassis

The IBM BladeCenter family provides a flexible foundation for today's needs and tomorrow's opportunities, offering four chassis options: the original BladeCenter for high density solutions; the BladeCenter H for high-performance computing; the BladeCenter T for telco and other rigorous environments; and the new BladeCenter HT for next-generation telecom applications.

And to extend the durability of your investment, the BladeCenter portfolio leverages a single, compatible architecture. This open, cross-functional design allows each chassis to share the same blades, switches, and components. * Now and in the future.

Blades

The IBM BladeCenter offers a full range of blade servers to handle your diverse application requirements - from collaboration and commerce to high-performance computing and database applications.

BladeCenter gives you the freedom to mix and match many different processors and workloads within the same shared environment. It supports a variety of operating systems (Linux®, Windows®, IBM AIX®, Novell and Sun Solaris) and architectures (Intel, AMD, POWER, and Cell)*. And most blades come in 2-processor and 4-processor configurations.

Storage

The BladeCenter's intelligent, modular design allows you to tightly integrate a variety of storage solutions within your blade infrastructure. The BladeCenter supports an array of easy-to-install, high-capacity storage options, ranging from hot-swappable internal drives to more robust, external solutions, like storage area networking and network-attached storage.

Switches

The IBM BladeCenter provides a wide array of integrated switching options. This eases management across your infrastructure. And it can help lower your total cost of ownership (TCO) by eliminating the need to purchase external KVM, Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches - and the expensive cabling they require.

Community

IBM is committed to maintaining the BladeCenter's flexibility, both now and in the future. That's why IBM supports a thriving community of third-party developers. Not only are the BladeCenter's design specifications open to the public, the BladeCenter's architecture is built on open, industry standards. The result? A constantly evolving range of hardware, appliances and solutions for the BladeCenter family.