IBM improves density of new Flex System servers

August 06, 2013

IBM has introduced x86 and Power processors with a new dual-chip server module that will help speed the deployment of cloud and virtualized environments.The Flex System servers, announced Tuesday, are based on a new board design in which two blade-type motherboards are combined into one server package, which can then be slotted into one socket. That effectively doubles the processors, memory, storage and other hardware resources available per socket.As a result, a server chassis will carry more processing power and the increased density will help deploy more virtual machines in a denser space, while better utilizing server resources, said Jeff Howard, vice president of PureFlex and Flex systems at IBM.More intense workloads related to analytics and databases are being transferred to the cloud and the new servers will also help in a more efficient cloud deployment, Howard said, adding that virtualization is one the cloud's "foundational elements."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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