IBM System z for a smarter planet

A dynamic infrastructure provides the flexibility that businesses need to quickly add capacity and workloads without disruptions – while reducing costs, managing risks and improving service. With its advanced virtualization, provisioning and automation capabilities, IBM System z delivers superior levels of performance, efficiency and flexibility.

Reduce costs
Smart businesses are leveraging System z's industry-leading virtualization, workload automation, and business process management capabilities to drive efficiencies throughout the infrastructure. Server and data center consolidation can drive savings on hardware and software licensing, maintenance, staffing, and electricity - while increasing security. Consider Bank of Russia, which consolidated over 200 distributed servers in 74 locations to four IBM System z servers in two data centers - saving approximately US$400 million per year and reducing technical staff by 86%.

Manage risk
System z solutions help secure your business, reduce risk, and build trust and confidence. Superior qualities of service allow clients to run their businesses reliably. New analytics optimization capabilities extend System z manageability and security across the entire system, improving quality of service for BI applications and reducing risk.

Improve service
System z delivers a dynamic, policy-based, and automated SOA infrastructure, enabling faster adaptation and response to changing business imperatives. With faster, more efficient software delivery innovation, the business becomes more flexible and agile - boosting productivity and quality across the service lifecycle.

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