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8 Copyright IBM Corporation, 2008. All Rights Reserved.This publication may refer to products that are not currently available in your country. IBM makes no commitment to make available any products referred to herein.
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POWER™
is All Around YOU!
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What are Power Systems?
Who uses Power Systems?
Why should you learn about Power Systems?
This presentation will introduce you to IBM Power™ Systems and the answers to these questions
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What are Power Systems?
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Power Architecture® is used . . .
. . . in the Mars Rover
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Power Architecture is used . . .
. . . in gaming consoles
PlayStation®
Nintendo® Wii™xBox® 360
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Power Architecture is used . . .
. . . in mid-range and high end servers
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Differences between PCs andPower Systems
Small size
PC stores programs
Files often on hard drive
Perfect for a single user or grouped together for smaller businesses
Scales from small to large size
Power System stores the programs, not terminals
Files stored on Power Systems, not terminals
Perfect for small, medium and larger businesses with many users needing access to the same information
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Distributed access
Request
Returned forviewing
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Power Systems include hardwareand software
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Power technology . . .
Highly scalable, virus resistant architecture in an integrated operating environment
UNIX operating system based on open standards that delivers high levels of security, integration, flexibility and reliability
Reduces costs andincreases flexibility
. . . runs multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single server
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AIX, i and Linux all run on the#1 systems in the industry
17%
In the past five years, IBM has achieved 17% revenue growth in the UNIX market, while HP and Sun have declined
37.7%
26.8%
28.8%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Q303 Q104 Q304 Q105 Q305 Q106 Q306 Q107 Q307 Q108 Q308
IBM HP Sun
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According to a recent Yankee Group study* of 400 Windows, Linux and
UNIX users, AIX was the most reliable server operating system:
“IBM’s AIX achieved the highest level of reliability, with corporate
enterprises reporting an average of only 36 minutes of downtime per
server in a 12-month period”
* Source: “Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows”© 2008 Yankee Group Research, Inc. All rights reserved
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AIX HP-UX Solaris Windows
Hours of downtime per year*
AIX is “Most Reliable”
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IBM i – integration provides simplicity
IBM i:Multiple workloads, one server
PC Servers:Multiple workloads, multiple servers
More…Staff LicensesComplexityMoney
Less…Manageable EfficientFlexibleROI
More efficient use of people and IT resourcesMore manageable and responsive to changeFaster deployment and ROI
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Our customers can run x86 Linux applications on Power alongside their AIX, i and Linux on Power applications
Firms can migrate Linux on x86 applications to Power Systems – Helps save money on energy and operation costs
– Helps save time as most 32-bit x86 Linux applications run on Power Systems with no application changes
x86 Platforms
x86 Linux App
Linux
x86 Platforms
x86 Linux
App
Linux
Power Systems Platform
Linux
PowerVM Lx86
x86 Linux
App
AIX
AIX Application
POWER Linux
Application
PowerVM
x86 Platforms
x86 Linux
App
Linux
Install and Run
No Porting
No Recompile
No changes
IBM i
iApplication
Linux provides great flexibility
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Typical Server Farm
Web
Application
Database
Businesses are struggling with sprawling server farms
Those cute little servers are outgrowing their available space
Dedicated servers have average low utilization rates
Electric bills are getting out of hand
The cost of managing the server farm is greater than the cost of developing new software
Software licensing costs are skyrocketing
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Power Systems allow companies to . . .
– Dynamically share processor, memory and I/O across operating environments
– Increase utilization rates >60% and respond to changing business needs
– Reduce energy costs 60 – 80%
– Support multiple operating systems: AIX, i, Linux
– Access to over 15,000 applications
Firms are reducing their costs byeliminating single application servers . . .
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IBM develops hypervisorthat would become VM on the mainframe
IBM announces first machines to do physical partitioning
IBM announces LPAR on the mainframe
IBM announcesLPAR on POWER™
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IBM intro’s POWER Hypervisor™ for System p™ and System i™
IBM announces PowerVM
200720072004200419991999 20082008
IBM announces POWER6™, the first UNIX® servers with Live Partition Mobility
IBM’s History of Virtualization Leadership
A 40 year tradition continues with PowerVM™
…and using virtualization on Power Systems
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In the time it takes for the light to turn green, a Power 575 can perform 252 billion operationsseeking answers to the world’s energy problems
Power Systems are also. . . Designed for the world’s most challenging problems
IBM Confidential
In the time it takes for you to hit the brakes, a Power 575 can perform over 12 billion operations that help model safety options for your next vehicle
In the time it takes your heart to beat just once, a Power 575 can perform 8.4 billion operationsin the search for a cure to disease
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Who uses Power Systems?
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Power Systems are used in most industries today
Check out a few examples of how our customers use Power in their
business today . . .
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RetailStaples makes it easy for online customers
Fossil integrates retail and wholesale
7-Eleven finds convenience
Zappos infrastructure is all “Blue”
Media and EntertainmentAustralian Open takes tennis to millions
NFL tackles digital content challenges
BookSource starts a new chapter
Travel and TransportationFedEx meets rising customer expectations
Prague Airport takes flight
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GovernmentState of Indiana brings social services into 21st century
US Army targets saving billions of dollars
Wholesale Distribution and ServicesCoca Cola Bottling consolidates
Wine Warehouse uncorks business success
EducationBaylor finds new IT muscle
Free University Berlin powersdemanding research community
Johns Hopkins unites its businesses
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Why should you learn aboutPower Systems?
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Career OpportunitiesBetween 2010 and 2025 nearly 80 million “baby boomers” will leave the workforce
Only 20% of remaining workers will possess the right skills for jobs being created today
Globally, the United States, European Union, Japan, China and India will face critical shortfalls of 32 million technically specialized professionals
Many of these jobs will be with our Power Systems customers
► Salary range for entry level is very high!
► Job placement is very high!
► Opportunities are very high!
“I was employed 6 months before I graduated – the demand is so high for Power Systems (skills) that they are hiring
people before they even graduate.”
Recent U.S. graduate
U.S. Department of Labor -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Assoc of America; Computerworld
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Topics you will want to learn moreabout . . .
Communication skills
Project Management
Computer programming/applicationdevelopment
Working in teams
Organizational skills
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Things you can do while still in high school . . .
Encourage your teachers to join the IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative
Take computer classes that are offered
Take as many math classes as possible
Participate in IBM contests and games
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Things you can do after high school . . .
Attend a school offering a Power Systems/AIX/i curriculum. Some schools are listed at the Participating Schools tabs on the IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative web sites for AIXand IBM i
Encourage your professors to enroll in the IBM Power Systems Academic Initiativeprogram
Participate in IBM contests and games
Apply for the IBM co-op and intern program
Apply for the IBM Extreme Blue internship program for qualified college students
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For additional information about the Power Systems Academic Initiative visit our web site at www.ibm.com/university/power
Or contact the IBM Power Systems Academic Initiative team at [email protected]
