HP Itanium products face a bleak future now that Oracle has announced that they will no longer develop software for Itanium processors. This recent development has HP clients wondering what they should do next. The future of HP Itanium is in question, but HP does not offer an x86 solution for mission-critical workloads today. With a proven, innovative IBM x86 solution available now, it is time to begin a conversation about how IBM can help secure your long-term IT strategy as well as save you time, money and resources with a partner you can trust.

1. IBM Systems and Technology
HP Itanium Migration to
IBM System x
Why move from HP Itanium to IBM?

2. 2 HP Itanium Migration with IBM System x
Highlights
● Oracle is the third software vendor, after Red Hat and
Microsoft, to announce that they will no longer develop
software for Itanium processors and will cease to support
their products on Itanium
● HP has responded to declining support for Itanium by
announcing Project Odyssey, a path for migrating mission
critical workloads to Intel Xeon-based blades—“within the
next two years.”1
● IBM offers an x86-based solution for mission critical
workloads today: The eX5 portfolio, designed for analytics,
transaction processing, virtualization, and ERP applications
● IBM can provide an assessment through the
IBM Xinfrastructure Optimization (XIO) program
to develop a low risk migration strategy
Migrate to IBM System x to secure your
future
HP Itanium products face a bleak future now that Oracle has
announced that they will no longer develop software for Itanium
processors. This recent development has HP clients wondering
what they should do next. The future of HP Itanium is in ques-
tion, but HP does not offer an x86 solution for mission-critical
workloads today. With a proven, innovative IBM x86 solution
available now, it is time to begin a conversation about how
IBM can help secure your long-term IT strategy as well as save
you time, money and resources with a partner you can trust.
IBM is offering HP Itanium clients a low risk migration
solution. Customers can switch to IBM eX5 servers with
intelligent Intel Xeon processors through a minimal cost
migration with an assessment from IBM® System x® Lab
Services provided through the IBM xInfrastructure Optimization
(XIO) program. Clients will benefit from IBM’s award winning
consulting services and industry-leading server systems
to achieve better performance, virtualization and energy
utilization than comparable HP Itanium based systems.
“If workload analysis determines that
x86 multicores can do the job, we suggest
that IBM’s System x line be evaluated.
We find it superior in terms of breadth
and depth to Hewlett-Packard and Oracle
x86 offerings for a variety of reasons—
particularly in system design, configuration
offerings, and related systems software.”
—Joe Clabby, President, Clabby Analytics
Key benefits of xInfrastructure
Optimization
Some of the possible benefits of performing the xInfrastructure
Optimization assessment are:
● Establish a business and technical justification for pursuing
initiatives and migrations within your environment
● Establish a financial roadmap for the timeline and effort
required to meet your goals
● Identify major technical challenges early on and develop
mitigation strategies
● Benchmark the current environment with industry peers

3. 3
IBM Systems and Technology
Why should I choose IBM System x to run
my business?
IBM System x solutions are the result of our approach
to building proven IBM innovation around industry-standard
components. These solutions span feature-rich, scalable enter-
prise x86 servers to rack-optimized servers designed for business
productivity to entry-level tower servers. IBM differentiates
itself in the crowded x86 marketplace by offering high value,
enterprise offerings that are easy to deploy and manage,
leadership quality and service, and leading technology.
“To us, the biggest difference is in the amount
of memory that can be accessed by the operat-
ing environment (to enable more virtual
machines to be run), and by applications
that want to place more data in memory
in order to process that data more rapidly.
IBM’s system design and its innovations
lead to the ability to install and exploit
more memory than comparable HP’s
servers. IBM’s 4 socket blades and its
x86 rack designs show the same type of
characteristics—access to more memory,
better memory management, better
(in our opinion) redundancy and availability
characteristics, and denser designs.”
—Joe Clabby, Clabby Analytics
With the eX5 enterprise servers, IBM’s fifth generation of the
industry leading enterprise x86 servers, IBM engineers have
redefined X by radically expanding the capabilities of x86 servers,
leveraging the deep history of IBM innovation. The new
eX5 servers emphasize three crucial design goals:
● Maximize memory: eX5 systems offer memory capacity
beyond the constraints of industry standard servers. The
unique System x capability to expand memory independently
of the processor has unlocked an unprecedented amount of
configuration flexibility. You no longer have to add another
(underused and expensive) processor simply because you need
more memory for your existing applications. In fact, if your
applications (or your need for virtualization) require huge
quantities of memory—more than the chassis can hold, in
fact—eX5 allows you to expand the chassis with an external
MAX5 memory chassis, for the most memory in the industry
in each of these classes of servers.
● eX5 systems also offer the industry’s only solution for high
performance internal storage. IBM eXFlash technology is an
internal storage solution based on 1.8 inch solid state drives
and performance-optimized disk controllers. A single eXFlash
unit supports up to eight solid state drives, 240,000 random
read IOPS, and 1.6 TB internal storage. This exclusive
storage solution delivers significantly higher analytics
performance at a drastically lower cost when compared to
traditional hard disk drives.
● Minimize cost: With the 2-socket System x3690 X5, System x
has lowered the acquisition cost of enterprise servers, while
preserving the ability to expand to much greater capabilities
if and when needed. IBM doesn’t force you to buy everything
up front, as some competitive systems do. You can extend
memory as you need it. And more memory means you can
run more virtual machines (VMs) per processor, which helps
lower your per-processor software licensing costs. See up to
50 percent savings in software licensing for the same number
of VMs or database users or nearly twice the number of VMs
(82 percent more) for the same license cost.2
● Simplify deployment: With single points of management
and remote administration, eX5 systems are built for simpler
qualification, faster deployment and easier administration.
eXFlash SSD technology allows you to drastically reduce
cables and drives. IBM innovation helps set you apart from
the competition. More affordable IT allows you to take cost
out of IT and use those resources to fuel innovation in your
own projects.

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“IBM offers a steady drumbeat of strong
innovations across all segments—from
the x86-based System x systems to the
higher-end Power Systems to the System z
mainframe business—and solid product
roadmaps in which customers can put
their faith.”
—Rod Adkins, IBM Systems and Technology Group, Sr. VP
Why IBM?
IBM has experience moving thousands of clients from
competitive platforms with minimal risk or disruption with
our proven migration methodology as well as our long history
of commitment to protecting clients’ investments and open
standards. Matched with our award winning services organiza-
tion, IBM has successfully migrated 5700 clients in the last five
years. IBM is willing to work with your other vendors to deliver
a solution right for your business needs.
For more information
To learn more about the IBM System x, please contact your
IBM marketing representative or IBM Business Partner, or
visit the following website: ibm.com/systems/x
Additionally, IBM Global Financing can help you acquire the
IT solutions that your business needs in the most cost-effective
and strategic way possible. We’ll partner with credit qualified
clients to customize an IT financing solution to suit your busi-
ness goals, enable effective cash management, and improve your
total cost of ownership. IBM Global Financing is your smartest
choice to fund critical IT investments and propel your business
forward. For more information, visit: ibm.com/financing
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1
http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Mission-Critical-Computing-Blog/
Got-Questions-About-HP-Project-Odyssey-Single-Platform-Mission/
ba-p/103473
2
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/migratetoibm/hp