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Page 1: IBM i Trends & Directions Common Europe 2012

© 2012 IBM Corporation

IBM Power Systems

IBM i Trends & Directions

Steve Will - Chief Architect – IBM i

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Our Topics Today

�What is IBM doing?

�What is IBM i doing?

�What can You and i do?

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What is IBM Doing?

Smarter Planet (and 2015) (and PureSystems)

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i525i550 i570 i595

i515

System i

p520p550 p570 p595

System p

BladeCenter JS21/JS22

Power 570 Power 595Power 550

Power 520BladeCenter JS12/22/23/43

Power 560

IBM Power Systems

Power Systems

2008 Four Years Ago

Four Years Ago

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Four yearsago we starteddescribing theSmarter Planetwe saw emerging,fueling innovation across industries.

Manufacturing

ResourceManagement

Telecom

Neonatal Care

Trading

Traffic Control

FraudPrevention

LawEnforcement

Smarter Planet

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Smarter Planet – Cherry Central

� http://www.ibm.com/innovation/us/engines/index.html

Midsize businesses are the engines

of a Smarter Planet.

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Designed for data: Big DataRemove barriers to harnessing all available information and unlock insights to make informed choices.

Tuned to the task: Optimized SystemsRemove financial barriers by driving greater performance and efficiency for each workload.

Managed in the Cloud: CloudRemove barriers to rapid delivery of new services and reinvent business processes to drive innovation.

Smarter Computing

The IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet

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Video - Data

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Video - Data

bit.ly/IBMiBigData

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In May 2010, markets still reeling from the Great Recession, IBM Chairman Sam Palmisano advised Wall Street of IBM’s five year goals, resulting in headlines like this:

2015

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IBM i Strategy, Value & Commitment

Executive Message

IBM i Strategy Paper

ITG Study for Mid-size Clients

www.ibm.com/systems/power/software/i/powerofi/

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The IBM i Business

� 100,000’s of systems in 100,000+ enterprises

� 115+ countries

� Cross industry

More clients run IBM i than any other IBM system platformMore clients run IBM i than any other IBM system platform

Finance

Wholesale Distribution

Retail

Automotive

Travel & Transportation

Computer Services

Consumer Package Goods

Insurance

Local Government

Agribusiness Construction

Lodging Healthcare

Education Associations

Accounting ServicesLegal Services

Manufacturing

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Lower Overall Three-year CostsAn advantage sustained throughout the life of the platform

ITG Management Brief: Value Proposition for IBM Power Systems Servers and IBM i - Minimizing Costs and Risks for Midsize Businesses; January 2011

42% less than x86, Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server

56% less than x86, Linux and Oracle DB

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Integration

IBM i Architecture

DB2 for i & Single Level Store Object Based Architecture

Work Management

Technology Independent Machine Interface

... ...

Provides built-in application virtualizationIntegrates business components: DB, Web, Security

Enables integrity, security, virus-resistanceAutomate & optimize storage management

Ensures application compatibility across multiple technology generations

An Architecture Devoted to Business Stability, Simplicity, Security, Scalability

OS

IBM i

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Lower Acquisition and Ongoing Costs

� Acquisition costs

– 18% less than x86 servers with Windows Server and SQL Server databases

– 43% less than x86 servers with Linux and Oracle databases

� Three-year ongoing costs – full time equivalent administrators

– 55% less than Windows / SQL Server

– 60% less than Linux / Oracle

ITG Management Brief: Value Proposition for IBM Power Systems Servers and IBM i - Minimizing Costs and Risks for Midsize Businesses; January 2011

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IBM PureSystems

IBM PureFlex System

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IBM PureSystemsAn evolutionary and game-changing expert integrated system

Built-in Expertise

• Flexibility and Simplicity from integrated expertise across all infrastructure elements

• Agility to drive business velocity through rapid service deployment and open choice

Integration by Design

• Efficiency for superior economics from management that lowers operational expense

Simplified Experience

• Control that speeds deployment, reduces riskand improves security

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bit.ly/You_and_i

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What is IBM i Doing?

Enhancements & Strategies

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Power Systems

AS/400 HardwareAS/400 Hardware

OS/400 HypervisorOS/400 Hypervisor

OS/400OS/400

Internal StorageInternal Storage Unique IOA/IOPUnique IOA/IOP

RPGRPG

Power System HardwarePower System Hardware

Power HypervisorPower Hypervisor

RPG Cobol Java PHPRPG Cobol Java PHP

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7.1 TRs

IBM i Roadmap

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

V5R4 6.1 7.1 i next i next + 1

6.1.1 V5R4M5

………

� Clients requesting fewer operating system releases; and longer support cycles

– Major release upgrades can be disruptive for a business

� Interim technology refreshes will provide new functions and I/O support

– Simpler to install on a current release and less disruptive

** All statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent goals and objectives only.

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Building a Foundation for the Future

IBM i 6.1 Foundational Highlights

– Solid State Drive support with unique IBM i performance advantages

– Java Virtual Machine, shared with AIX & Linux

– Systems Director Navigator web-based console

– PowerHA disk clustering

– Support for BladeCenter – Step One for Modular

– SAN DS8000 performance optimization – Step One for SAN

– PowerVM virtual storage for i partitions – Step One for POWERVM Clouds

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Pre-configured, pre-integrated infrastructure systems with compute,

storage, networking, physical and virtual management, and

entry cloud management

PureFlex SystemsBuilding Blocks

Compute Nodes

Storage NodeV7000Expansion inside or outside chassis

Management Appliance

Networking10/40GbE, FCoE, IB8/16Gb FC

ExpansionPCIe / Storage

Chassis14 half-wide bays

Pre-configured, pre-integrated platform systems with middleware designed for

transactional web applications and enabled for

cloud

Optimized Application System

New System Designed…..

Modular

SAN

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� Information into insights

� Simplify supplier data exchange with native XML in DB2® for i

� Data protection and compliance

� Secure critical client data with DB2 column level encryption

� Resiliency without downtime

� Implement multi-site disaster recovery with PowerHA SystemMirror

� Virtualization without limits

� Test a new release with ease by hosting i 7.1 on a i 6.1 server

� Management with automation

� Reduce costs of fix management with IBM Systems Director

� Workload optimizing systems

� Automate exploitation of solid state drives

Total integration with IBM i 7.1

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IBM i 7.1 Technology Refreshes Add Value

� Technology Refresh 1 – September 2010

– Virtual Media support to reduce hardware dependencies and costs

– Network Installation of all IBM i software for more efficient operations

– Web Services support for integrating legacy applications into business processes

� Technology Refresh 2 – May 2011

– Suspend/Resume IBM i partition as another step towards clouds

– Sharing Tape Drives across IBM i partitions to reduce infrastructure complexity

– XML and Security enhancements to DB2 for i

� Technology Refresh 3 – October 2011

– VM Image Management in cooperation with Systems Director VMControl

– ISV Support for SAP, JD Edwards, Lawson and more

– Thin Provisioning for DS8700 and DS8800 storage servers, and for VIOS Shared Storage Pools allows configurations set up with a smaller amount of real disk storage

– And …

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PowerHA SystemMirror Enhancements – TR3 (& TR4)

• PowerHA SystemMirror for IBM i support includes• DS8000 (DS8K)• SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and IBM Storage Systems Storwize V7000

• Advanced Copy Services (ACS) • Currently available for DS8K• Future direction - V7000

Admin domain

©

Metro Mirror

ProductionDS8000SVC*Storewize V7000*

Local Site

HA

DR Site*SYSBAS(Prod)

IASP(Switchable)

DS8000SVCStorewize V7000

*SYSBAS(DR)

IASP

*SYBAS(Backup I)

IASP

DR

FlashBackup

FlashCopy

POWER7IBM i

POWER7IBM i

POWER7IBM i

Global Mirror HA

DR

TR3

Translated Version TR4

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Designed for data: Big DataRemove barriers to harnessing all available information and unlock insights to make informed choices.

Tuned to the task: Optimized SystemsRemove financial barriers by driving greater performance and efficiency for each workload.

Managed in the Cloud: CloudRemove barriers to rapid delivery of new services and reinvent business processes to drive innovation.

Smarter Computing

The IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet

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Video – Workload Optimized

bit.ly/IBMiWorkloadOptimized

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Designed for data: Big DataRemove barriers to harnessing all available information and unlock insights to make informed choices.

Tuned to the task: Optimized SystemsRemove financial barriers by driving greater performance and efficiency for each workload.

Managed in the Cloud: CloudRemove barriers to rapid delivery of new services and reinvent business processes to drive innovation.

Smarter Computing

The IT infrastructure that enables a Smarter Planet

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IBM i – Virtual by Design

� Six Dutch municipalities cooperate to implement a shared services model

– IT centralized in Gemeente Goes

– Collectively, some 1200 employees serving around 110,000 citizens

– Education, health, police & social services

� Originally, each managed its own IT

– Three ran SAP on Windows

– Three on Linux or Unix

� Today, all six municipalities operate SAP independently on a single, shared platform

� Multiple servers consolidated to a single Power Systems server running IBM i

– One partition

– Municipalities isolated in subsystems

� IBM i provides operational advantages

– High utilization, around 90%

– Stable operations

– Very fast system response times

� Lower maintenance, administration and software license costs

� Future growth without disruption

“We estimate that we will achieve cost reductions of approximately 40 percent, and the other Gemeentes should be making similar savings.”

Wilko Fokke, Gemeente Noord-Beveland

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Six Municipalities, One Partition, One Copy of IBM iThe power and versatility of subsystems – operating independently, providing isolation

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IBM i and Software as a Service

� Over 90 ISVs currently offer SaaS solutions on IBM Power Systems with IBM i

– Lowers cost of solution acquisition

– Lowers cost of ongoing maintenance

� Unique technology that is core to IBM i enables ISV to deploy SaaS with little change to their applications

– Low cost for ISV to offer SaaS solution

– Multiple deployment models available today for varied customer needs without the need for complicated cloud computing technology

� http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/whitepaper/ibmi/saas/position

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One fast-moving example among many …

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� Improves service levels for IBM i workloads

– Business and IT security and resiliency are as critical as ever, and must be dynamic and intelligent in order to match the speed of business change

– PowerVM Live Partition Mobility

Move running IBM i partitions between systems� Eliminate planned outages and balance workloads across systems

� VIOS is required

Virtualized SAN and Network InfrastructureVirtualized SAN and Network Infrastructure

Live Partition Mobility for IBM i - Available with TR4

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IBM i Cloud Capabilities

ConsolidationLPARs

Dynamic ResourceSharing

IBM iVirtualized

I/O

LivePartitionMobility

VM Deployment(Image Management)

SuspendResume

NetworkInstall

7.1 TR2

12/10 – 6.1 & 7.1

6.1 & 7.1

6.1 & 7.1

7.1 TR3+

VMControl

7.1 TR4

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Cloud

bit.ly/IBMiCloud

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2008 2012 . . .2010

IBM i Next

IBM i Roadmap

2001 2004 2007 2010

POWER4POWER5

POWER6

POWER7POWER8

POWER Roadmap

The Future of IBM i

Power Systems

IBM i through 2020

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Top IBM i Client Projects

MetropolitanTransportation

and Roads

Tax and Revenue

Management

Integrated Urban

Infrastructure

Safety and

Security

UnlockCore BusinessData

High Availability

Virtualize& Consolidate

Cloud

Deploy NewBusinessSolutions

Business IntelligenceWeb reportingMobile AccessData Analytics

Upgrade & Modernize IBM i Infrastructure

SaaSRemote Manage Service

Disaster Recovery

Disaster RecoveryReduce Ongoing MaintenanceAutomation

Upgrade to latest releaseAdd new modulesDeploy new applicationsApplication Modernization

Virtualize IBM i environmentSimplify physical infrastructureHeterogeneous Consolidation

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IBM i Investment Themes for 2011-2015

� Solutions enablement

� Focus on ISV solutions integration

� Invest in language & database standards currency

� On latest POWER platforms

� Simplified management

� Integrate IBM i performance tooling with virtual I/O server

� Automate with Systems Director & Hardware Management Console

� Focus on Integration and Performance

� Resilient systems

� Simplify administration of PowerHA for mid-sized companies

� Broaden storage area network integration

� Off-Release Deliveries

� Cloud computing

� Deliver VM image management, mobility, automation

� Extend storage virtualization features

� Tackle licensing issues

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IBM i Solution Editions – WorldwideReduce the cost, complexity and implementation time for ERP solutions

� Reduce cost of acquisitionby up to 35%

� Optimized install reducesdeployment time

� Reduce risk through pretestedIBM integration

� Offered in partnershipwith leading ISVs

ibm.com/systems/power/hardware/editions/solutions.html

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IBM i Solution Editions – EuropeIn partnership with industry-leading ISVs

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IBM i – Extending the Value

� Independent food service distributor

– Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

– 500 employees, $400 million in sales

– Delivering to restaurants, schools, hospitals and more across seven states

� Technology use is pervasive

– Stock checks, price quotes, order entry and fulfillment

– Warehousing and delivery optimization

� IBM i provides the reliability, scalability and simplified administration they need

– High availability solution enables rapid switching between systems

– Integration with BladeCenter

17 Windows servers to 7 blades

IBM i provides storage management

Reduced server administration by 25%

� Shift IT resources to new services, growth

“For years we had added a new server for each new application. Maintaining the patches and upgrades for numerous versions of operating systems was a huge challenge for our relatively small staff.”

“We would much rather invest our resources in innovation than in keeping systems running.”

Joe Wood, CIO

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Power 770

Power 750

Power 795

Power 720/740

PS Blades

Power 710/730

44

Power Systems and PureSystems

PureFlex

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What Can You and i Do?

Spreading the Facts in a Social World

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The Social Opportunity

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Digital Marketing: IBM i and Social Media

High-value IBM Subject Matter Experts that represent IBM as trusted &

influential brand evangelists

Non-IBM IT Professionalsbusiness leaders & developers that are community

influencers and mentors

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Optimized systemsDesigned for Answers

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Designed for AnswersDesigned for Business

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Customer Stories – Business Value

bit.ly/IBMiDesignedForBusiness11

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Staying Informed

IBM sites

Blogs

Tradepress

Usergroups

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Power Systems

Power System HardwarePower System Hardware

Power HypervisorPower Hypervisor

RPG Cobol Java PHPRPG Cobol Java PHP

IBM invested over $3.2B in POWER7 systems over the last 3.5 years.

2001 2004 2007 2010

POWER4180 nm

POWER5130 nm

POWER665 nm

POWER745 nm

POWER8

POWER Roadmap

2008 2011-152010

IBM i Next

IBM i Roadmap

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i to iiPhone, iPad, (or any smartphone, tablet) to IBM i

� Executive dashboards (e.g. key metrics)

� Business reporting

� Lookup (e.g. item inquiry)

� Data entry (e.g. order entry)

� Geolocation (e.g. travel/logistics)

� Systems management

Companies can mobilize around IBM iCompanies can mobilize around IBM i

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Rational Open Access: RPG Edition

Extending RPG to reach new interfaces

RPG IV+ Open Access

Web

Browsers

Mobile

Browsers

Databases

Custom

Devices

Rich

Clients

XML

Interfaces

SOA

Interface

Future

Devices

<?xml?>

Now included with the RPG Compiler!!

No additional product required

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IBM i Open Source Strategy

� Encourage open source vendors to port to and support IBM i (PASE)

� PHP and MySQL run on IBM i

� PASE development team is testing more open source products

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IBM i updates on developerWorks

ibm.com/developerworks/ibmi

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http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247858.pdf

Redbook updates in 2011:

• IBM i 7.1 Technical Overview• Cover through TR3• Supplement Info Center

• PowerHA SystemMirror for i• “How To Implement”• V7000, SVC and more

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� “You and i” by Steve Will

– http://bit.ly/You_and_i/

– Directly communicate with the i community

– Strategy, architecture, announcements, and news.

� “i Can” by Dawn May

– http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/i_can/

– To share the “hidden gems” within IBM i.

� “DB2 for i” by Mike Cain

– http://db2fori.blogspot.com/

– DB2 advice for IBM i users

Steve_Will_IBMiOn Twitter

DawnMayiCanOn Twitter

#IBMi on Twitter

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Part of the Community – Part of the Conversation

bit.ly/IBMiBigData

bit.ly/IBMiWorkloadOptimized

bit.ly/IBMiDesignedForBusiness11

ibm.com/PureSystems

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Delivering Competitive Advantage responsively & cost effectively

� FedEx Ground

– Nearly 3 million packages picked up daily

– 7 to 8 million packages in the delivery pipeline at any one time

– Average daily transactions exceed 1 billion

� Systems provide package rating and invoicing; optimized delivery routing; and timely, accurate tracking data

� IBM i is the foundation of operations

– Virtualization for flexible resource allocation and nimble growth in capacity

– High system availability to meet customer expectations for near-perfect reliability

– Rapid application development supports new function, faster

� Low TCO helps keep overall cost structure down, improving competitiveness

“Its stability, TCO and speed of development convinced us we should not only maintain our mid-range environment, but expand it to keep it at the center of our operations for the long term. IBM i has enabled us to grow the scale of our environment, while at the same time become more nimble and resilient.”

Ken Spangler, VP of IT

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Power Systems

Where does your business need to

be?

IBM i is here with the technology you need Today.

IBM i will be thereTomorrow.

IBM i is built to take you to your future and Beyond.

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Thank You!

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