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BladeCenter S Office Enablement Kit is
the ideal way to deploy BladeCenter S
into your everyday office. With features
that let you:
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Reduce IT noise using a built-in
acoustical module
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Secure all your information using a
front locking door
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Allow growth with 4U of free rack
space
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Easiest way to move six servers
using lockable wheels
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Keep your IT healthy using an
optional contaminants filter
For businesses operating branch
offices—such as retailers or financial
institutions—IT administrators at
headquarters can easily pre-configure
hundreds of systems to operate in the
same manner, enabling branch man-
agers to simply plug a system in and
power it up.
Easy to manage
BladeCenter S is even easier to man-
age with easy-to-use tools that will get
your solution up and running quickly,
while helping you minimize the costs
associated with managing your
environment.
Installation
BladeCenter S takes the ease of setting
up IT to a whole new level. With
BladeCenter Start Now Advisor, you
can set up the components of the
chassis from a single console. Choose
from several popular and predefined
configurations, including RAID options,
and bypass the traditional step-by-step
approach to setting up storage.
Administration
With simpler and more cost-effective
administration, BladeCenter S may
require fewer IT resources, helping
enable skilled IT staff to be deployed to
more strategic initiatives. In addition,
tools such as IBM Predictive Failure
Analysis®, light path diagnostics and
multiple layers of redundancy can help
keep systems available and operating
at peak performance with little manual
IT intervention.
Acquisition
As part of the IBM Express Advantage
Portfolio, BladeCenter S is even easy to
purchase. The entire IBM Express
Portfolio™ is developed and priced with
a midsized budget and usability needs
in mind. In addition, low-rate finance
options may be available from
IBM Global Financing.
Less impact on budget, more savings
As energy costs continue to escalate,
power and cooling budgets are tighten-
ing. BladeCenter S is designed to facili-
tate impressive compute power in an
energy efficient package. In fact, it
can be up to 50% more energy
efficient than rack or tower servers.
BladeCenter S is the best of both
worlds, with the ability to help you
reduce both your power and cooling
costs.
BladeCenter S offers:
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The ability to operate at standard
110 V or 220 V typical office
power, eliminating the need for
high-voltage power.
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Groundbreaking power and cooling
technologies to help lower power
consumption and increase
efficiency.
A foundation for success
BladeCenter leads the market with the
largest install base of blade servers.
BladeCenter also has the premier
ecosystem providing solutions to
business, small and large. BladeCenter
offerings are designed to grow with
your business.