IBM’s Power 795 server based on its Power 7 server

IBM is all set to launch the 256 core Power 795 machine which is the largest Power-7 based server from the IT giants. This Power 795 server has 1024 threads and 256 cores with main memory of 8 terabyte to support the cores. The server is expected to have two modes like IBM’s multi-chassis Power 780 server.

Hybrid mainframe system set to be introduced by IBM

IBM is set to launch a new design of hybrid mainframe with an objective to cut down sprawls at data centers and become a connecting bridge to other systems. All hardware companies including Cisco, Oracle, IBM, Dell and HP are developing solutions for modernizing data centers and connect them to the cloud. The hybrid mainframe from IBM which is designed for managing other systems as well is aimed at the effort of data center simplification.

Compuware offers GUI access to the front end of mainframes

Compuware is now amongst the group of companies that are looking to have a more modern front end on the mainframe. Compuware is all set to introduce Compuware Workbench which provides the users with a GUI access instead of depending on the menu-driven option.

IntelliMagic and INNOVATION Lower Cost Considerably and Improve Performance of IBM Mainframe Storage

INNOVATION Data Processing and IntelliMagic are exclaiming today, at the 2010 SHARE Conference in Boston MA, that their FDRPAS and IntelliMagic Balance products are available now to customers, for a restricted time, at a special discount package cost.

“Most System z customers can increase the amount of work their existing mainframe storage hardware systems can safely deliver by as much as 30%, by simply using IntelliMagic Balance, in conjunction with INNOVATION’s FDRPAS and FDRMOVE,” claims Dr. Gilbert Houtekamer, the writer of the decisive work on the topic of storage system potency.