As IT systems have grown in size and sophistication, virtualization has become more and more critical for business applications. In today's business environment you need to find ways to provide the IT services you need, supporting virtualization while controlling IT complexity, reducing management effort and keeping operational expense under control.

1. IBM PureFlex Systems
with VMware
Cloud-ready virtualization with the flexibility of
an expert integrated system
As IT systems have grown in size and sophistication, virtualization has
Highlights become more and more critical for business applications. In today’s busi-
ness environment you need to find ways to provide the IT services you
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Complete virtualization solution that offers need, supporting virtualization while controlling IT complexity, reducing
low total cost of ownership and quick
return on investment
management effort and keeping operational expense under control.
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Integrated patterns of expertise designed With the IBM PureFlex System™ and VMware you can implement
to reduce deployment time and simplify
virtualization management a reliable cloud-ready infrastructure with integrated hardware and
software designed for efficient virtualization. A PureFlex System with
Highly reliable solution based on robust,
the IBM Storwize® V7000 storage system can help you lower costs for
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resilient technology and thousands of
collaborative deployments your virtualized solution with agility, efficiency, simplicity and control.
Whether your business needs a virtual desktop solution or an enterprise-
class server virtualization solution, IBM and VMware have you covered
with innovative technology and exceptional services and support.
Systems with built in expertise for efficient
deployment and simple management
An IBM PureFlex System combines compute, storage, systems network-
ing, virtualization and management into a single infrastructure system
that is expert at sensing and anticipating resource needs to optimize your
infrastructure. With integrated patterns of expertise designed to automate
and optimize the deployment and maintenance of your workloads, an
IBM PureFlex System supports 66 percent faster management set up
time1. Consolidation and management expertise from thousands of

2. successful data center optimizations drives automation to signif- Consolidate
icantly reduce manual processes that consume too many staff The combination of VMware software and an IBM PureFlex
hours. Optimization expertise also allows your infrastructure to System can help you more efficiently consolidate systems and
f lex to address unexpected demands without requiring expen- applications to reduce operating expenses. The PureFlex
sive surplus capacity. System is a tightly integrated infrastructure of compute, storage
and systems networking resources. This integration by design
This system is designed to provide a simplified experience and accelerates time to value and helps you get the most out of your
reduce IT complexity without compromising the flexibility you IT investments. The PureFlex System also provides manage-
need. By delivering both simplicity and flexibility in a system ment integration for all resources and automates the allocation
with integrated expertise you can rapidly deploy IT services of resources to your virtual machines. Combined with VMware
and keep them running at the performance levels your business vSphere, you can centrally manage hardware resources, while
demands while still managing cost. depending on the built-in application service-level controls
vSphere provides. The combination can eliminate server sprawl,
The power of a PureFlex System is the combination of a simplify management and reduce hardware requirements to
virtualized, open architecture that provides choice along with help you save cost.
deep integration and dynamic and simple management from
a single vantage point. These solutions deliver built-in virtual- Optimize
ization across compute, storage and networking within the The IBM PureFlex System is designed to help you optimize
system, so you get superior automation and simple workload application performance, scalability and reliability by optimiz-
optimization. IBM Flex System Manager and the storage and ing compute, storage and networking resource utilization and
compute resources are integrated at key points to help make reducing management complexity. An IBM PureFlex System
the PureFlex System the ideal platform for VMware solutions. can deploy up to twice as many virtual machines per square foot
The IBM Storwize V7000— the storage resources in the as previous generation systems while also automating allocation
PureFlex System—support the VMware vStorage APIs for and re-allocation of resources for your applications. VMware
Array Integration (VAAIs) and the IBM Storage Management vCenter Operations can further optimize your solution with
Console for VMware vCenter. Open and flexible, the PureFlex tight integration with VMware vSphere to simplify and auto-
System is designed to work with existing investments. And a mate virtualization management. Using analytics to provide the
PureFlex System brings together—and manages as a single intelligence and visibility you need to service level agreements
system—a range of system architectures so you can carefully (SLAs), vCenter can reduce risk of downtime and optimize
suit your solution to your workloads. When combined with your environment for efficiency and cost. The combination
VMware technology, this architecture can help you focus your of a PureFlex System and vCenter can help you get the more
IT investment through consolidation, optimization, innovation performance – and business value – out of your IT resources.
and cloud computing.
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3. Innovate VMware and IBM PureFlex Systems are a
An IBM PureFlex System offers built-in expertise and deep powerful combination
integration of system resources to help cut deployment time When IBM and VMware first began collaborating on solutions,
and more rapidly deliver new applications and services to meet they discovered that the combination of IBM mainframe-
new business needs. To innovate, you need to be able to deploy inspired x86 servers and VMware x86 server virtualization
new services quickly. Innovation starts with deployment. The experience would deliver more innovative solutions than
IBM PureFlex System comes from the factory ready to work for either company working alone. For running mission-critical
your business. The system is designed to setup quickly so you workloads, the companies delivered rock-solid reliability,
can accelerate delivery of business value. And as you run your dramatic cost savings, and increased efficiency that surpassed
applications, automated discovery and configuration of system every other solution in the industry. More than ten thousand
resources, dynamic reallocation of compute, storage and net- joint customers later, IBM and VMware continue to focus on
working resources and automated updates, help keep your sys- designing and developing virtualization solutions that provide
tem running, supporting your applications. In addition, the reliability and security you need while offering extraordi-
VMware vCenter Operations is designed to dramatically nary efficiency to help you manage costs.
simplify and automate virtualization management. With a
PureFlex System and VMware, instead of supporting the VMware solutions on the IBM PureFlex System build on
system resources and the virtualization solution, your IT staff this experience with complete virtualized solutions—compute,
can focus on innovation. storage and systems networking—with integrated management
and built-in expertise to give you a simplified experience.
Accelerate cloud
An IBM PureFlex System is designed to help you quickly
Why IBM?
deploy a secure and integrated cloud environment. VMware
IBM has built on knowledge, expertise and technology gained
vSphere also provides a starting point for a “private cloud”
from decades of experience and investment in IT solutions for
composed both of internal, company-owned resources and
business problems and integrated it into the PureFlex System.
external, on-demand resources from service providers. The
And with a commitment to open standards you can integrate
IBM PureFlex System is designed for virtualization and
IBM solutions with other elements of your own environment
simple integration with the rest of your data center resources.
with your network of partners, customers and suppliers.
Built-in management expertise and management integration
optimizes the performance of your cloud computing resources –
With the technical and industry expertise of IBM Business
including external storage – simply and automatically. And with
Partners like VMware and our combined ability and skill to
IBM security expertise built in to the system, you get central-
integrate it all together for you—along with an unwavering
ized control of user permissions and access privileges, reducing
commitment to your success—you can rely on IBM and your
the risk of breaches and intrusions. A combined PureFlex
IBM PureFlex System for your VMware solutions.
System and VMware solution offers tightly integrated compute,
storage and networking resources; built-in patterns of expertise;
and advanced virtualization software to help deliver secure
cloud services faster with lower management costs.
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4. For more information
To learn more about the IBM PureFlex System and VMware
virtualization solutions, please contact your IBM representative
or IBM Business Partner, or visit the following websites:
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ibm.com/pureflex
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