IBM Shrinks Integrated Blade Computing System

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IBM adapts breakthrough “Blade� paradigm to help slice it footprint by up to 80 percent.

IBM previewed the industry’s first blade computing system designed to help smaller firms simplify the management of technology needed to operate a small business – from servers, to phone systems and antivirus applications – in a single system. IBM’s new BladeCenter “S� can help reduce the 25 to 45 servers used by an average mid-size company by up to 80 percent, eliminating the need for these businesses to own and operate their own “data centers�.

IBM BladeCenter S is “right-sized� to sit on a desktop, plug into a standard 240 volt power outlet often found in home offices, and manage storage and up to six blade servers at a time. Designed to integrate applications most commonly used for business functions – such as antivirus/firewall, voice over IP, email, collaboration, back-up and recovery and file and print applications – the new system is intended to run in a typical office environment.

“Growing businesses with constrained resources have

been grappling with ways to leverage technology advances to improve their competitive advantage without increasing costs,� said Country Manager, IBM BladeCenter & System x, IBM India, Viswanath Ramaswamy. “IBM’s introduction of a purpose built BladeCenter for small offices and distributed locations will now help smaller firms get the simplification and integration that the biggest companies have been getting from blades, in a package that is optimized for their business. IBM BladeCenter is the right choice for customers looking for open, green and easy IT integration.�

IBM BladeCenter S has also been designed to minimize IT administration. The system can be configured for the first time similar to how a consumer would set up a home PC. Following a “wizard-based� installation interface a user can literally plug the blade servers into the system, plug the system into a power outlet, and launch a management tool that enables easy select-and-click configuration via