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Today’s announcement comes at a critical time, as organizations look to consolidate
their existing datacenters and shift greater workloads to the cloud. In fact, one
study has determined that by 2014, businesses will have migrated more than 62
percent of their existing database workloads to the cloud. [1]

These new Flex System upgrades deliver the features that provide clients with the
choices they need as they seek to reduce costs and move away from existing
infrastructures that can limit their growth. The offerings consist of three systems
built on IBM POWER 7+ and a “double dense” x222 system built on x86
technology that provides the virtualization and
increased server utilization that is essential in cloud environments. Additionally,
IBM has upgraded the Flex System Manager so that clients can monitor and manage up
to 5,000 infrastructure end points and do so from any location utilizing iOS,
Android and Blackberry mobile devices.

Swedish manufacturer Tomologic has moved to a cloud environment on the new x222 Flex
System to develop advanced computational algorithms for machine cutting processes.
The algorithms deliver precise blueprints for metal and material cutting – known as
nesting patterns – that minimize waste and conserve resources. Because these
algorithms are based in the cloud, Tomologic is able to share them with local
researchers and machine cutting experts to deliver the most efficient nesting
solutions.

Swedish manufacturer Tomologic, in collaboration with the global cutting machine
manufactures and researchers from the Swedish Institute of Computer Science, KTH and
Uppsala University have moved to a cloud environment on the new x222 Flex System.

Tomologic will use this environment to deliver their Software as a Service that
optimizes cutting metal and material through the use of advanced and unique
computational algorithms. The algorithms will help Tomologic’s clients to offer more
units being cut out of the same sheet, reducing the amount of waste; and enabling
more efficient use of the machine capacity. Because they are based in the cloud
Tomologic is able to continually improve the efficiency of the algorithm and service
without disrupting end-user production.

The key elements of today’s announcement include:

· Flex System x222 – A new double density design built on x86 architecture that
allows support for up to 2,800 Windows 7 user images in a single chassis;

· Flex System p460 – Delivers POWER 7+ performance for clients with larger
workloads;

· Flex System p270 – A POWER 7+ option that is designed for medium-sized
businesses and delivers performance for technical computing and data analytics;

· Flex System p260 – A new entry-level POWER 7+ node ideal for IBM i workloads;

· Flex System Manager – Provides management of more systems from a single point
of control and the ability to do so from any location with iOS, Android or
Blackberry devices; provides a new utilization fuel gauge to help clients monitor
the status and availability of their infrastructure manage; and has been expanded
with the ability to manage the System x HANA-optimized x3950;

· New switches and fabrics that help enable Software Defined Networks (SDN) and
improve connectivity and performance by increasing infrastructure bandwidth up to
40Gb.

NEW CHANNEL OFFERINGS

Since the introduction of Flex System, IBM has been committed to utilizing Business
Partners
as the primary route to market. As a result, there are now more than 4,500 channel
partners for PureFlex and Flex System. Today’s announcement provides additional
choices for partners who are looking to provide their customers, and reinforces the
role of Flex System as the premier platform for providing solutions to clients in
the x86 and POWER market segments.