Servers

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Respond to evolving business needs

SES offers a full range of server architectures, configuration options, operating systems, and databases to meet every business need. ShanSys servers deliver superb performance and high availability, can be deployed in private or hybrid cloud environments, and are designed with a focus on security.

Small enterprise servers

Reliable servers for mission-critical workloads such as SAP HANA® and Db2, offering an ideal balance of performance and value.

The most reliable on-premises infrastructure for small- and medium-sized businesses, with better price-performance than x86

Small enterprise servers for AIX, IBM i and Linux OS

Next-generation POWER9-based servers are designed for hybrid and multicloud environments, and deliver the performance and RAS needed for your mission-critical workloads, such as Db2 and Oracle.

Scale-out servers

IBM’s scale-out servers offer flexible deployment options for high-value Linux workloads such as big data, analytics and enterprise applications, with better per-core performance than x86.

Small enterprise servers for SAP HANA®

With up to 4TB in a dense form factor, these systems deliver the high reliability and performance you need to gain SAP HANA® insights faster. Both systems run AIX, IBM i and PowerVM.

Do more and worry less with better infrastructure. IBM large enterprise servers accelerate your workloads, protect your core data, and handle massive spikes in demand with ease.

Large enterprise servers: the foundation for new opportunities

New capabilities such as AI, blockchain, and multicloud environments offer new business opportunities. To ensure that your infrastructure is ready to seize them, you need high-performance servers that meet the near-term business needs that you can foresee, as well as the uncertain needs of tomorrow.

IBM’s z14:accelerate your digital transformation through the cloud

The newest generation mainframe enables the ultimate protection for your data and simplifies compliance. IBM’s z14 secures your transactions on and off the blockchain, harnesses machine learning, and is a robust and reliable cloud data center platform.

IBM’s LinuxONE Emperor II: the enterprise Linux server for secure cloud

Ideal for running database workloads on Linux, Emperor II enables fast time to market for new services with open source on the industry’s fastest commercial processor.

Why scale on ShanSys vs. commodity architecture?

There are limits to what commodity architectures can do. If you expect surges in demand and don’t have room for downtime, licensing fees, tangled wires, or crashing on the day of your IPO, you might want to avoid commodity architecture. According to IDC, ShanSys has the right servers to support your unique strategy – and these servers have the flexibility to make your multicloud strategy a reality.

Scalable servers

IBM’s Power Systems scale-out servers

Take advantage of a scale-out infrastructure that lets you grow as you go. IBM scale-out servers fit in your data center, work well with emerging apps, and provide flexibility and value for a wide variety of mixed workloads – with easier management and less complexity than x86.

IBM’s Power Systems accelerated servers

Now you can deploy data-intensive workloads, such as deep learning frameworks and accelerated databases, with confidence. Combining the cutting-edge AI innovation data scientists desire with the dependability IT requires, IBM’s Power System™ Accelerated Compute Series delivers unprecedented performance for modern HPC, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

IBM’s Hyperconverged Systems

IBM’s Hyperconverged Systems powered by Nutanix centralizes management of servers, storage, and software, eliminating the need for stand-alone storage systems. This hyperconverged-infrastructure solution combines Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Platform with IBM Power Systems to simplify demanding transactional and cognitive analytics workloads.

IBM’ Z

The IBM’s mainframe is renowned for taking Black Fridays in stride. IBM’s z14 rapidly responds to changes in business demands by reallocating resources automatically based on priorities, and by quickly and efficiently deploying new services. Supports up to 8,000 virtual machines with 32TB of memory and 170 dedicated processors.

IBM’s LinuxONE

Run multiple mixed workloads in parallel, gain up to 50% faster Java performance, and scale instantly to support up to 2M Docker containers – even during spikes in demand. Capable of supporting up to 58 billion database transactions per day, LinuxONE handles it all with up to 170 cores (equivalent to up to 1,000 x86 cores) on the fastest commercial processor.