New IBM eserver p5 Systems - the Real POWER Changing the UNIX World

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1 New IBM eserver p5 Systems - the Real POWER Changing the UNIX World Aug 19, 2004 Gary L Lancaster Vice President, 2004 IBM Corporation

2 40+ Years of Innovation and Leadership BlueGene/L p690 Regatta Performance S/360 S/390 CMOS SOC Power4 Power5 SLT Bipolar MCM 1960s 1980s 2000s IBM Corporation

3 The Evolution of UNIX Innovation $21B On Demand Generation New Systems approach to drive more business value $$ Revenue Server Generation Efficient and responsive to fast-changing market dynamics Performance-focused architecture SMP solutions for business-critical apps Workstation Generation Graphics intensive application performance 1980s 1990s IBM Corporation

4 What is Driving the On Demand Generation? Utilization at the High-end IA-32 Economics at the Low-end IBM Corporation

5 The On Demand Generation of UNIX Requires New economic value proposition New system utilization rates New levels of platform flexibility, responsiveness and confidence IBM Corporation

6 IBM ~ p5: Get the power! Jaw-dropping performance Unique IBM virtualization technologies Competitive pricing IBM service and support Make No Compromises. Accept No Limitations. ibm.com/eserver/pseries IBM Corporation

7 Announcing the IBM ~ Jaw-dropping performance plus the power to put it to work p5-520 Up to 2-way p5-550 Up to 4-way p5 family p5-570 p5-570 Express Up to 16-way Up to 8-way Up to 64GB memory Up to 32GB memory Micro-Partitioning* Micro-Partitioning * Virtual LAN, I/O* Virtual LAN, I/O* IBM Corporation Pay as you grow modular architecture True SMP [not NUMA] Up to 256GB memory Micro-Partitioning* Virtual LAN, I/O* Pay as you grow modular architecture Up to 512GB memory Micro-Partitioning* Virtual LAN, I/O* * Optional features

8 Breakthrough Virtualization Servers Virtual Servers, Storage, Networks Networking Storage Management That Was Then 1 workload per server Disparate management tools Manual Provisioning Under-Utilized Systems Expensive IBM Corporation IBM Virtualization Engine This Is Now Systems managed as one Multiple OS s per server Rapid Provisioning Automated workload manager Share resource pool of I/O, Ethernet, storage Cost-effective 4-way p5 550 Micro-Partitioning 40 Virtual Servers 1 processor manages 10 workloads In any combination of AIX, Linux, i5/os Redefined System Utilization

9 Pay As You Grow Modular Architecture = 16 On Demand Thinking in Systems Design! IBM Corporation

10 On Demand Leadership - 2 Growth Open Operating Envirnoments Linux and AIX Operating Environment Flexibility AIX 5L on POWER Reliability...Scalability Security Linux on POWER Affordability Application Flexibility i5/os** on POWER Integration Platform Consolidation Capacity Planning Reserve Capacity on demand On/Off Capacity on demand Flexibility Responsiveness - Manageability IBM Corporation

11 Power Architecture Leadership The POWER of Industry-Standard Computing Innovative Collaborative Fifth-generation Pure 64-bit Powering everything from game consoles to supercomputers Lower Risks Simplify the Infrastructure IBM Corporation

12 IBM eserver p5: Taking UNIX to the Next Level Implementing a New Economic Model World-Record Performance and ultra-competitive price/performance to reduce costs Redefining System Utilization Breakthrough Virtualization technologies to provide mainframe-inspired system utilization Extending Customer Platform Confidence On Demand and Power Architecture Leadership to enable flexibility, responsiveness and stability IBM Corporation

13 Innovating for Business Value Improve Utilization Increase Manageability Reduce Costs Lower Risks Simplify the Infrastructure IBM Corporation