IBM has unveiled its latest mainframe, a model that with a starting price of only $75,000 can actually be lower in cost to operate than a distributed x86-based server infrastructure, the company said.
IBM's new zEnterprise BC12, or zBC12, is a follow-on to the IBM z114 midrange mainframe and is targeted at such applications as data analytics, cloud computing, and Linux.
The zBC12 offers similar capabilities as the IBM zEC12, including the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) engine for running Linux applications, and the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) and System z Integrated Information Process (zIIP) for accelerating workload processing.
However, the zBC12 has a maximum memory of 496 GB compared to the zEC12's max of 3 TB, and it has more limited connectivity options.
Mainframes continue to be a consistently good business for IBM. Last week, during IBM's second-quarter 2013 financial call, IBM said sales of its System z mainframes rose 10 percent compared to the same period of 2012, making it the only part of IBM's server business to actually see a revenue increase.
IBM's new zEnterprise BC12, or zBC12, is a follow-on to the IBM z114 midrange mainframe and is targeted at such applications as data analytics, cloud computing, and Linux.
The zBC12 offers similar capabilities as the IBM zEC12, including the Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) engine for running Linux applications, and the System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) and System z Integrated Information Process (zIIP) for accelerating workload processing.
However, the zBC12 has a maximum memory of 496 GB compared to the zEC12's max of 3 TB, and it has more limited connectivity options.
Mainframes continue to be a consistently good business for IBM. Last week, during IBM's second-quarter 2013 financial call, IBM said sales of its System z mainframes rose 10 percent compared to the same period of 2012, making it the only part of IBM's server business to actually see a revenue increase.
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