IBM announced a major step forward in a simpler era of computing with the introduction of a new category of “expert integrated systems”. The new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 countries.
IBM’s expert integrated systems family – PureSystems – the result of $2 billion in R&D and acquisitions over four years, a move by IBM to integrate all IT elements, both physical and virtual. The new systems family offers clients an alternative to today’s enterprise computing model, where multiple and disparate systems require significant resources to set up and maintain.
“Clients today want end results, faster time to value and the ability to innovate. We have integrated our client experiences by design, not just through products, but every aspect of the client relationship now comes in-built. PureSystems is a seamless way of integrating hardware and software to instantly power-up your IT infrastructure, having to deal lesser with managing it,” said Alok Ohrie, Director, Systems and Technology Group, IBM India South Asia.
With PureSystems, IBM has introduced a new concept in system design that integrates the server, storage, and networking into a highly automated, simple-to-manage machine. Scale-in design provides for increased density. PureSystems can handle twice as many applications as today’s technology, doubling the computing power per square foot of data center space.
IBM has also embedded technology and industry expertise through first-of-a-kind software that allows the systems to automatically handle basic, time-consuming tasks such as configuration, upgrades, and application requirements.All PureSystems family members are built for the cloud, enabling corporations to instantly create private, self-service cloud offerings that can scale up and down automatically.
The first two models of the family, PureFlex System and PureApplication System, start shipping to customers this quarter.