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IBM i 6.1
IBM Power Systems
Craig Johnson
Power Systems Software
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IBM i: Efficient, Resilient Business Processing
Integrated middleware for efficient business
processing
Virtualized to manage multiple applications and
processes
Optimized for exceptional business resilience
Trusted security with auditing and compliance tools
Simplified operations and storage management
Architected for open application design choices
Scalable to enable non-disruptive business growth
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IBM i - The integrated operating system for Power Systems
IBM i has a track record of delivering lower total cost of ownership than x86
servers
– IBM i and Power servers offers three-year IT costs that are 34% less than for
use of Windows servers and SQL Server and 51% less than for use of Linux
servers and Oracle (1)
The IBM i operating environment includes operating system and middleware
components that are designed, developed, built, tested, delivered, and
supported as one
Almost all customers run multiple applications on a single IBM i environment
– IBM i subsystems provide workload isolation
– IBM i systems typically run at a higher utilization rate than x86 systems (2)
PowerVM provides industrial Strength Virtualization for AIX, IBM i, and Linux
IBM BladeCenter enables small and mid-sized i clients to consolidate their IT
environment
IBM i has a proven reputation for exceptional business resiliency
– 3 year cost of downtime for IBM i averages 80% less than x86 servers (1)
Technology Independent Machine Interface ensures IBM i application
compatibility as the hardware technology changes
– IBM i releases and versions offer binary compatibility and hardware optimization
– Recompilation has not been required
Utilization x86 IBM i
Average utilization 4.07% 41.48%
Cost of Downtime – Three years
Three-year IT Cost for EnterpriseOne Deployments
Averages for All Installations
1.71
0.80
1.44
9.48
4.26
7.01
2.43
11.58
5.32
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Paper Products
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Electronics
Manufacturer
Food & Beverage
Manufacturer
Industrial
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Windows/SQL servers
Linux/Oracle servers
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IBM i has a track record of significantly fewer security advisories than Microsoft
Windows Server
– Secunia has issued 185 security advisories for Windows Server 2003 with only 1 for IBM
i (3)
Systems Director Navigator for i is an integrated tool for managing the
integrated IBM i operating environment
Through single level store, IBM i balances data across available storage
resources based on performance, capacity, or type of drive
– IBM i customers typically do not have storage administrators
DB2 for i is a fully compliant SQL database that also provides the unique ability
to support RPG applications
– DB2 for i was the first database to meet 100% of the core SQL 2008 ANSI
standard
– Integrated system and storage management and security results in easier
administration - majority of IBM i clients do not have a DBA
IBM i runs on the fastest processors in the industry: POWER6 5.0 GHz offering
scalability for small, mid-sized and large enterprises
IBM provides a single point of support for the IBM i operating environment
1 ITG Report: Value Proposition for IBM Power Servers and i: Comparing Costs For EnterpriseOne Deployments June 2009
2 Comparing IBM System i Annual Operating Costs in Large Enterprises. Summary of IBM Customer IT Optimization Studies 2002-2006 An IBM White Paper
3 http://secunia.com/product/1174/?task=statistics and http://secunia.com/product/13949/?task=statistics
The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees either expressed or implied.
IBM, the IBM logo, AIX, BladeCenter, DB2,, POWER, PowerVM, PowerHA, Power Systems, POWER6, are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both.
Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries or both.
The i operating environment is an important, strategic element in the IBM product portfolio and we are making substantial investments in
the future of i because its continued success in the market is essential to IBM’s overall business performance.
FeatureSQL
ServerDB2 for i
Self Adjusting Query Optimizer for improved performance
No Yes
Automatic creation of Indexes No Yes
Automatic placement of data and indexes on disk
No Yes
Automated Index Maintenance No Yes
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IBM i 6.1
New SAN DS8000 performance optimization
New PowerHA disk clustering
New PowerVM virtual storage for i partitions
New support for BladeCenter
New Java Virtual Machine, shared with AIX & Linux
New Systems Director Navigator
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SAN Performance Optimization
New 4 Gbit Dual Port Fibre Adapters (no IOP required)
Optimizes disk performance for SAN storage
i 6.1, POWER6 processor-based systems, and IBM DS8000
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Additional I/O Support
Smart IOA support for Fibre Channel Adapters– Providing significant performance enhancements for
attachment of System Storage solutions
Solid State Drive (SSD) can provide game-changing performance
– 69 GB drive saves space, energy, and maintenance
– Advanced IBM i storage management on POWER6 processor based servers and blades
Support for SFF SAS Disk Drives– 69GB Capacity
Next generation 12X I/O drawer provides base for increased I/O performance
– Expanded PCIe and SAS SFF disk capabilities provide speed & save space and energy
Statement of Direction#– IBM plans that IBM i 6.1 will support the PCIe 380MB Cache
Dual-4X SAS RAID Adapter (#5903) by year end 2009
#All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or
withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
* Also supports IBM i 5.4
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PowerVM: Virtualization for Power Systems
Industrial Strength Virtualization
– Unified offerings for AIX, IBM i, and Linux
– Managed by IBM Systems Director
Reduce Costs with Consolidation
– Reduce hardware, software, and energy footprints with micro-
partitioning supporting up to 10 partitions per core
Improve Service with Virtualization
– Respond to changes in workload demands with automatic
movement of processor and memory resources
– Enhance IT infrastructure flexibility with I/O virtualization
Reduce Risk with Mobility
– Eliminate planned outages and balance workloads across
systems with Live Partition Mobility for AIX and Linux partitions
Building a foundation for a Dynamic Infrastructure
65% of Power Systems
shipped with
PowerVM in 2008
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IBM i I/O Virtualization can Improve Service
Respond quickly and flexibly to business opportunities and
customer demands; align physical and IT assets to the
business to enable rapid, agile response to changing
business circumstances
Power Systems support dedicated I/O
– I/O resources assigned to partitions
– Adapters can be moved between partitions
IBM i supports I/O virtualization
– IBM i can host I/O for i 6.1, AIX, & Linux partitions
– Plus iSCSI attached VMware and Windows servers
√Reduce costs while improving IT infrastructure flexibility
Power Hypervisor
VIOS
Power Hypervisor
IBM i 6.1 hosting of IBM i 6.1 partitions requires POWER6 processor-based servers
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VIOS I/O Virtualization can Improve Service
Respond quickly and flexibly to business opportunities and customer demands; align physical and IT assets to the business to enable rapid, agile response to changing business circumstances
Power Systems support dedicated I/O
– I/O resources assigned to partitions
– Adapters can be moved between partitions
PowerVM adds I/O virtualization
– Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) enables sharing of I/O resources among partitions
– NPIV support simplifies SAN management*
– Multiple VIOS partitions provide redundancy*
√Reduce costs while improving IT infrastructure flexibility
Power Hypervisor
VIOS
Power Hypervisor
* Support planned for IBM i
VIOS hosting of IBM i 6.1 partitions requires POWER6 processor-based servers
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Support for IBM Storage Systems with IBM i
Expanding storage options for IBM i clients with PowerVM VIOS
SVC DS3000 DS4000 XIV DS5000 DS6800 DS8000
Power
Systems
IBM i Version 6.1 &
POWER6
6.1 &
POWER6 (DS3400)
6.1 &
POWER6
6.1 &
POWER6
6.1 &
POWER6
5.4 & 6.1
POWER5/6
5.4 & 6.1
POWER5/6
IBM i Attach VIOS VIOS VIOS VIOS VIOS Direct* Direct* or
VIOS
Power
Blades
IBM i 6.1
(through
VIOS)
Yes
(BCH)
YesBCS DS3200
BCH DS3400 and
DS3200
Yes
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Yes
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Yes No Yes
(BCH)
July 2009 Announcement
* Supports Smart IOA Fiber Adapter with IBM i 6.1
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New Java and Web Services Technology
IBM 64-bit Java™ Virtual Machine – Helps ISVs with application portability
– Works with popular industry tools
– Improved performance over Classic JVM
Integrated Web Application Server*– Simplifies the deployment of Java applications
– Supports applications that use JSF, JSP, and servlets
– Supports access to DB2
– Requires minimal system resources & administration
– Used by System Director Navigator for i and DB2 Web Query
Integrated Web services environment*– Easily expose RPG and COBOL programs as Web
services
– Invocation of Web services from RPG, C/C++, COBOL program
* Also available with i 5.4
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IBM i 6.1 Java & WebSphere Performance Improvements
Improvements primarily in JDBC, DB2 and Java
– Includes 64K pages (only available on POWER5+ and beyond)
Some improvements available via i5.4 PTFs
– But majority of improvements available only in i 6.1
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POWER5+ 2.2Ghz 2-core partition
Trade 6.1 (stock trading) workload
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New Systems Management Tool
IBM Systems Director ™ Navigator for i
– New web based tool for managing i
– Alternative to iSeries Navigator
– Additions:
• Performance Data Investigator
• PowerHA for i
– Automatically installed with i 6.1
– Plans to snap into IBM Systems
Director
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New Performance Investigator Tool
Performance Data Investigator
– Enhanced viewing and analysis of i
collection services data
– New Performance group in Navigator for i
– Visualize data in charts and tables
– Collection Services files from a previous
release can be converted to a i 6.1 format
and then viewed via the tool
– Included with i 6.1
– Works with Performance Tools for deep
performance analysis
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DB2 Enhancements
Extending standard leadership with additional database functions
– Full Outer Join, VALUES in FROM Decimal Floating Point, and more
Performance Improvements
– More queries will take advantage of the new SQL Query Engine
Enhancements to On Demand Performance Center
– Customizable reports, copy results to a
spreadsheet, and more
Full text document searching through DB2
– OmniFind Text Search Server for DB2 (5733-OMF)
– Supports finding a DB2 record based on text contained in a document (e.g., Word, PowerPoint) that is stored in a database column
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PowerHA for i
IBM storage based clustering product
– Can enable near continuous application service
– Minimize impact from planned & unplanned
outages
– Supports regular and sustained role swap
operations
IBM i and SAN based mirroring
– IASP data replicated for Cross Site Mirroring
– Geographic Mirroring - i synchronous mirroring
– Metro Mirror - SAN synchronous mirroring
– Global Mirror - SAN asynchronous mirroring
i Cluster Management
– Enables automatic or manual failover
– Keeps systems in sync
– Establishes a heartbeat between the systems
– Backup recovery operations via Flash Copy
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Security Enhancements
Offer software encryption to help meet regulatory requirements
– Encrypted BRMS backups of user data to tape or virtual tape Encrypted Backup Enablement – i Option 44
– Encryption of data residing in an ASP (user and independent)Encrypted ASP Enablement – i Option 45
– Both use AES symmetric key algorithm
Enhanced Intrusion Detection and Prevention
– Real time notification (e-mail, pagers), improved auditing,
Navigator for i management
– Dynamic throttling down of clients initiating Denial of
Service attacks
Strengthen i Integrity
– Digitally sign all i executables
– Eradicate any altered programs through automatic
retranslation of i executables
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IBM i Integration with BladeCenter Enhancements
VMware VMotion Support– Enabled by shared storage spaces between integrated servers– Supports VMotion, HA and DRS functions
Virtual Storage Enhancements– Virtual storage space snapshot enables backup while server is active – File level backup support for Linux
Configuration Enhancements– Direct connect – Systems can be directly connected without an Ethernet
switch– i cluster support - replicate iSCSI configuration objects
Management Enhancements– Management included in Navigator for i
New Operating System Support– Windows Server 2008 – Linux – SLES 10 and RHEL5
Software Initiator support– Supports for the Microsoft software initiator service with select models of
BladeCenter and System x servers
– Provides same level of integration, while saving the expense of the iSCSI hardware adapter on the blades & servers
IBM Power server
IBM Power server
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Power 520 Express
Power 550 Express
Power 560 Express
BladeCenter JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43
IBM i Supports POWER6 processor-based Servers
Power 595
Power 570
IBM i 6.1 IBM i 6.1 required
for fastest GHz
IBM i 6.1 required
for fastest GHz
IBM i 6.1
IBM i 6.1, 5.4
IBM i 6.1, 5.4
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BladeCenter: Foundation for Dynamic Infrastructure
Enables small and mid-sized i clients to
consolidate their IT environment– BladeCenter S holds 6 Power and x86 blades
– BladeCenter H holds 14 Power and x86 blades
Delivers the performance required for
i applications– IBM BladeCenter JS12 (2-core), JS22 (4-core), JS23 (4-core),
JS43 (8-core)
– Faster deployment with pre-installationof IBM i on BladeCenter S
Supports consolidation of i and x86 storage– BladeCenter S holds up to 12 x 450 GB disk drives + DS3200
– BladeCenter H: DS3200 DS3400, DS4000 and DS8000
– PowerVM™ VIOS partition manages Blade resources
i Edition Express for BladeCenter S– Priced below a 520 1-core system
– Lease price lower than what many are paying for hardware
maintenance
– With P05 software tier, SWMA for blades is less than what many
are paying today
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IBM i Support for BladeCenter Solutions
Continuous enhancements have strengthened BladeCenter solution for IBM i customers
1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09
JS22
BladeCenter H
DS4000
DS8000
LTO3 Tape
JS12
BladeCenter S
i Edition
LTO4 Tape
CBU
Pre-install
IBM i on BCS
DS3200
DS3400
SVC
JS23, JS43
Virtual tape
RAID SAS
Switch
DS5000
XIV
NPIV support
for tape libraries
More….
GA Dates
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Program Conversion
Ensures unprecedented system integrity
Delivers improved performance
Enables exploitation of future system and processor capabilities
Program conversion will be required to run with i 6.1
– Program conversion automatically upgrades software to exploit latest system enhancements
– Not required for POWER6, which can run i 5.4
Conversion requires program's creation data (observability)
– Note that all programs created for V5R1 or later releases have had their creation data automatically saved during program creation
Tool available now to analyze program conversion for V5R3 / V5R4
– Identifies potential issues, if any, and estimates conversion time
Program conversion is performed during install/restore of applications, at first use or at scheduled time
ITSO Redpaper: i5/OS Program Conversion: Getting Ready for V6R1 http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/redp4293.html?Open
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Top Ten Reasons to Deploy IBM i 6.1
1. Enable consolidation of i and x86 servers with an IBM BladeCenter™ solution. i 6.1 is supported in IBM BladeCenter S and H with BladeCenter JS12, JS22, JS23, JS43 blades.
2. Reduce impact of planned and unplanned outages with high availability solution from IBM. i 6.1 supports the new PowerHA for i disk clustering solution.
3. Better performance for i and IBM Systems Storage™ environments through improved SAN support. i 6.1 with POWER6 processor based-servers and a new Fibre Channel Adapter can deliver performance with the DS8000 that is comparable to internal disk.
4. Increased performance for Java™ and WebSphere™ applications with i 6.1 enhancements. In Java application performance tests, IBM i delivered 68-78% more transactions per second than i 5.4 running on the same POWER5+ processor based-server.
5. Reduce IT costs with an easy, integrated, web-based management environment. i 6.1 delivers Systems Director Navigator for i that enables web-based management. Navigator integrates with IBM Systems Director 6.1 providing a rich management environment for multiple, heterogeneous servers.
6. Meet regulatory requirements by protecting data at rest and backups of critical business information through advanced encryption options available for i 6.1.
7. Reduce costs and simplify creation of test and development environments through virtualization of i storage. i 6.1 with POWER6 processor based-servers can be a virtual partition, receiving its I/O resources from another IBM i or PowerVM™ VIOS partition.
8. Simplify deployment of Java applications and extend value of business applications through a web application server and web services environment provided with i 6.1
9. Enhance application functionality and performance with new DB2™ database functions and management tools provided with i 6.1.
10. Deliver the performance required for IBM i applications with POWER6 processor based-servers. These 1 to 64 processor core servers provide industry leading performance for IBM i, AIX®, and Linux operating systems.
IBM i 6.1, the latest version of the integrated operating system for Power servers, can deliver significant benefits for i
customers including:
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IBM i Roadmap
2008 2010
IBM i 7.1
IBM i 6.1.1
2009
IBM i 6.1
* All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or
withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
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All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.
Global ISVs Update
IBM Power Systems
Charles Goodman
WW Business Systems ISV Executive
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IBM i 6.1 gives greater functionality and performance to IBM i
users running
SAP
Oracle
Lawson
Infor
More Info:
http://www-03.ibm.com/solutions/alliance/us/list/solution/sap/index.html
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SAP for IBM i 6.1 NEWS : 2009 Update
New i 6.1 Features and Functions
PowerVM™ : IBM‟s virtualization technology
for IBM Power Systems , supports AIX , IBM i, i5/OS and Linux ,
dynamic LPARs, Micro-Partitioning, Multiple Shared Pools,
Subsystems, Active memory sharing , VIOS (virtual I/O support),
Hypervisor, HMC, IVM
PowerHA™ : new HA / DR Features
HASM, HA/DR “DataMirror iCluster”, Enhanced XSM and IASP , H/A
Replication Manager : Metro/ Global Mirror HA Clustering, Virtual
Tape Support, New save/restore functions : "FlashCopy“ , "Save-
while-active", etc
New i 6.1 support for IBM Power Blade servers
IBM PowerBlade servers JS12 (2-core), JS22 (4-core),
JS23 (4-core), JS43 (8-core), using PowerVM™ and VIOS /IVM
DB2 for i : new Functions and Features
New SQL engine, Web Query enhancements, Floating Point support,
Full „Outer Join‟, New pricing option based on runtime
New Advanced SAN Support and Disk Clustering
Complete Support of IBM Storage Options DS 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8000
New SSD Disk Drives
IBM / SAP Project “KOBI” on IBM i
for rapid SAP implementation
Benefits for SAP :
enhanced consolidation of SAP landscapes, allows
simplified SAP environments on very few
servers
enhanced protection against SAP application
outages higher availability of SAP solutions
interesting new option for SAP on i customers with
"Blade" Strategy
additional functions and enhanced DB-performance
of SAP on DB2 for i
Full choice of IBM Storage Options
Excellent disk performance
lower implementaion cost = faster ROI
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POWER6 and IBM i 6.1 improvements
– Overall system performance
– UBE Performance improvements
Java/WebSphere enhancements– Performance improvements for E1 customers– Easy to install, easy to maintain
SAN and disk enhancements
– Greater flexibility
– Improve performance with SSD
Server consolidation with mix of i and AIX LPARs
JD Edwards Customers - Taking Advantage of New Technology
and IBM i and POWER6
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Lawson and Infor Customers - IBM i and POWER6
Infor and Lawson applications will take advantage of the new functions
of V6R1, including VIOS support, Virtual Tape support, SSD, HA options
Lawson
– Certified both S3 and M3 on IBM i 6.1
– They only support the new 64-bit JVM that became available in 6.1
– Performance improvement from enhanced Java performance
Infor
– IBM i 6.1 gives overall Performance improvements
– ERPLX users will benefit from WebSphere performance improvements
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Recent ITG TCO Study – June, 2009
Three-year IT Costs for EnterpriseOne Deployments:Averages for All Installations
Source: VALUE PROPOSITION FOR IBM
POWER SERVERS AND i: COMPARING
COSTS FOR ENTERPRISEONE
DEPLOYMENTS, June 2009, International
Technology Group
Three-year IT Costs for EnterpriseOne Deployments: Averages for All Installations
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/sa/wh/n/orw03002usen/ORW03002USEN.PDF
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Get More Done with IBM i 6.1
IBM i 6.1 can deliver– More transactions per second
– Faster batch run times
– Faster response times
– Lower CPU utilization
IBM i 6.1 delivers better performance than
i 5.4 on POWER5 processor-based servers
IBM i 6.1 on POWER6 processor-based
servers delivers even better performance– Comparison to i 5.4 on POWER5 processor-based servers
– i 6.1 delivers performance gains above CPW differences
between systems
– Includes benefit of WebSphere 6.1 / IBM Technology for
Java (J9)
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
IBM i 6.1
IBM i 6.1 + POWER6
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Web Clients
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
IBM i 6.1
IBM i 6.1 + POWER6
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne UBE / Batch
0% 5% 10% 15% 20%
IBM i 6.1
IBM i 6.1 + POWER6
Lawson M3 Order Entry
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
IBM i 6.1 +
POWER6
SAP BI Data Mart
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VIP ISV Update
IBM Power Systems
Robin Clark
Business Unit Executive
ISV Sales - America
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Global Solutions Directory - Finding ISV IBM i 6.1 Solutions
3. Your search criteria
appears here as you
build it
2. Select options
1. Start Here
4. Click here
http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/gsd/….or….
Google: IBM Global Solutions Directory
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IBM i 6.1 and BladeCenter
Configuration FlexibilityCompatible, Reliable, Smooth
Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI)
"The capability of running IBM i on IBM BladeCenter opens
additional markets for our applications and also gives us
added configuration options in multiple operating system
environments for existing and new customers."
Kevin Beasley
Chief Information Officer
Vision Solutions
“Our software solutions were put through an extensive
battery of tests in terms of compatibility and reliability on
IBM’s BladeCenter. Validation scenarios mirror exactly what
our customers experience on a daily basis and ran as
smoothly as on non-blade environments.”
Henry Martinez
Senior Vice President of Engineering
International Business Systems (IBS)
“The BladeCenter provides our customers with an IT
environment that's greener, and at an affordable price. With
VMWare and the IBM Blade Center they now only need to
manage one server to run IBS Enterprise and Bookmaster on i
blades and on x86 servers that accesses the same integrated
storage.”
Brett A. Paternoster
Global Director of Partners and Alliances
Advanced Virtualization = Green
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IBM i 6.1 Windows Integration / VMWare
Infrastructure Simplification
International Business Systems (IBS)
“IBM and IBS have provided proven solutions on the IBM Power i
(iSeries/AS400) server platform for over 30 years and share over 4,000
customers. Over time IBS has expanded our core Power i applications to
include other modules that run on Intel and Linux servers, including Cognos.
With great anticipation, earlier this year we took advantage of the VMWare
feature in V6R1 to help our customers operate a simpler server environment
and run our entire application on an IBM BladeCenter.”
Brett A. Paternoster
Global Director of Partners and Alliances
Power System with IBM i
Power System
Cost Effective Server Consolidation
Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI)
"IBM i integration with VMware allows our
customers using IBM i as a SAN to Blades or
System x servers to consolidate their Windows and
Linux workloads and increase their computing
resources utilization.“
Kevin Beasley
Chief Information Officer
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IBM i 6.1 Java Performance
Outstanding Java Performance
Customers Explore Web Services
Lowers System Utilization
Lavender and Wyatt Systems, Inc.
“By leveraging the newer technologies in Java 6,
facilitated by the new 32-bit Java JVM on the System i
with V6R1, we have been successful in lowering overall
system usage. Some clients have observed a reduction in
CPU utilization upwards of 50%. All of this adds up to a
lower overall solution cost for our clients."
Brad Feller
President
Data Processing Services, Inc.
"We've seen a gigantic improvement in going to IBM i
V6R1 and WebSphere Application Server Express V6
using the new 32-Bit JVM with our Flash On-line
Buying Experience application."
Dan Barrow
Founder and President
Island Pacific
“WebSphere Application Server has allowed our
customers to explore the use of Web Services for
specific point solutions and that success then leads
towards greater adoption of Service Oriented
Architecture and the Enterprise Service Bus.”
Jim Phillips
Director of Marketing
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IBM i 6.1 Data Encryption
Increased Security
Valid Technologies
“With i/OS 6.1 our biometric authentication solution,
VSSA benefits from data encryption beyond that
built into the solution - and at no additional cost or
operating overheads to the customer. We also get,
as a bonus, the encryption of all of our logs and
journals.”
Greg Faust
Managing PartnerReduced Risk of Hackers
HarrisData
“The advanced encryption functions available in V6R1
help HarrisData software reduce the risk of accidental
disclosure of sensitive information stored on disk or on
tape. Without the encryption key, unauthorized access to
an encrypted data element such as Social Security
Number returns only a scrambled value. Even if hackers or
thieves manage to get their hands on your HarrisData
database, the sensitive information inside will still be
protected by the new encryption functionality.”
Lane Nelson
President
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Other Great IBM i 6.1 Features ISVs are using…
Virtualization / Logical Partitioning
Power i and SAN Integration
Vormittag Associates, Inc. (VAI)
"Running IBM i on IBM SAN gives our customers
additional cost effective server consolidation and
disaster recovery capabilities by utilizing features
such as enhanced remote mirroring and cross site
mirroring.”
Kevin Beasley
Chief Information Officer
Solarsoft Business Systems
“Solarsoft’s customers find it very easy to create
test, production or development logical partitions.
These partitions allow flexible creation, use and
sizing able to cope with our customers dynamic
computing environments, in a sense computing on
demand.”
Paul Craven
Chief Operating Officer
Power Server
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Rational Development Tools for i (RDi)
Rich Components - Web Services
Computer Guidance Corporation
"EGL has a similar look and feel to the custom JSFs that we were
previously creating but with richer interface components and an
incredibly fast development turnaround time. Now with EGL it is
easier to integrate Web Services into our applications than before."
Roger Kirk
President and CEO
ISV/Customer Productivity
HarrisData
“The new Rational Development Tools for i speed up development
times and dramatically improve productivity. HarrisData supplies
source code to all customers on the IBM i, who can then leverage
the same Rational Development Tools for IBM i to speed up
development and deployment of any customizations or extensions
to their HarrisData system.”
Lane NelsonPresident
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