1. POWER ™
is
All Around YOU!
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2. This presentation will introduce you to
IBM Power™ Systems and the answers to
these questions
What are Power Systems?
Who uses Power Systems?
Why should you learn about Power Systems?
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3. What are Power Systems?
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4. ®
Power Architecture is used . . .
. . . in the Mars Rover
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5. Power Architecture is used . . .
PlayStation®
Nintendo® Wii™
xBox® 360
. . . in gaming consoles
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6. Power Architecture is used . . .
. . . in mid-range and high end servers
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7. Differences between PCs and
Power Systems
Scales from small to large size
Small size
Power System stores the
PC stores programs
programs, not terminals
Files often on hard drive
Files stored on Power Systems,
Perfect for a single user or not terminals
grouped together for smaller
Perfect for small, medium and
businesses
larger businesses with many
users needing access to the
same information
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8. Distributed access
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viewing
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9. Power Systems include hardware
and software
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10. Power technology . . .
UNIX operating system based on
open standards that delivers high
levels of security, integration,
flexibility and reliability
Highly scalable, virus resistant
architecture in an integrated
operating environment
Reduces costs and
increases flexibility
. . . runs multiple operating systems
simultaneously on a single server
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11. AIX, i and Linux all run on the
#1 systems in the industry
40%
17%
37.7%
35%
28.8%
30%
26.8%
25%
20%
Q303 Q104 Q304 Q105 Q305 Q106 Q306 Q107 Q307 Q108 Q308
IBM HP Sun
In the past five years, IBM has achieved 17% revenue growth in the UNIX
market, while HP and Sun have declined
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12. AIX is “Most Reliable”
According to a recent Yankee Group
study* of 400 Windows, Linux and
UNIX users, AIX was the most reliable
server operating system: Hours of downtime per year*
9
8
“IBM’s AIX achieved the highest level 7
of reliability, with corporate 6
enterprises reporting an average of 5
only 36 minutes of downtime per 4
server in a 12-month period” 3
2
1
0
AIX HP-UX Solaris Windows
* Source: “Unix, Linux Uptime and Reliability Increase; Patch Management Woes Plague Windows”
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13. IBM i – integration provides
simplicity
PC Servers: IBM i:
Multiple workloads, multiple servers Multiple workloads, one server
More… Less…
Staff Manageable
Licenses Efficient
Complexity Flexible
More efficient use of people and IT resources
Money ROI
More manageable and responsive to change
Faster deployment and ROI
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14. Linux provides great flexibility
Our customers can run x86 Linux applications
on Power alongside their AIX, i and Linux on
Power applications
Firms can migrate Linux on x86 applications to Power Systems
Helps save money on energy and operation costs
–
Helps save time as most 32-bit x86 Linux applications run on Power
–
Systems with no application changes
PowerVM
x86 x86
Install and Run
x86 Linux
x86 Linux
Linux App
No Porting
Linux App POWER
App AIX i
App Linux
No Recompile Application Application
Linux PowerVM Application
Linux
No changes Lx86
Linux
AIX IBM i
x86 Platforms Linux
x86 Platforms
x86 Platforms
Power Systems Platform
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15. Businesses are struggling with sprawling
server farms
Typical Server Farm
Those cute little servers are Web
outgrowing their available space
Dedicated servers have average
low utilization rates
Application
Electric bills are getting out of hand
The cost of managing the server
farm is greater than the cost of Database
developing new software
Software licensing costs are
skyrocketing
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16. Firms are reducing their costs by
eliminating single application servers . . .
Power Systems allow companies to . . .
– Dynamically share processor, memory and I/O
across operating environments
– Increase utilization rates >60% and respond to
changing business needs
– Reduce energy costs 60 – 80%
– Support multiple operating systems: AIX, i, Linux
– Access to over 15,000 applications
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17. …and using virtualization on Power Systems
A 40 year tradition continues with PowerVM™
2008
1973 1999 2004
1967 1987 2007
IBM develops IBM announces IBM announces
IBM announces IBM IBM intro’s
IBM
hypervisor POWER6™, the PowerVM
first machines announces POWER
announces
that would first UNIX® servers
to do physical LPAR on the Hypervisor™ for
LPAR on
become VM on with Live Partition
partitioning mainframe System p™ and
POWER™
the mainframe Mobility
System i™
IBM’s History of Virtualization Leadership
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18. Power Systems are also
. . . Designed for the world’s most challenging problems
In the time it takes for the light to turn green,
a Power 575 can perform 252 billion operations
seeking answers to the world’s energy problems
In the time it takes your heart to beat just once,
a Power 575 can perform 8.4 billion operations
in the search for a cure to disease
In the time it takes for you to hit the brakes,
a Power 575 can perform over 12 billion
operations that help model safety options for your
next vehicle
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19. Who uses Power Systems?
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20. Power Systems are used in most
industries today
Check out a few examples of how our
customers use Power in their
business today . . .
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21. Retail
Staples makes it easy for online customers
Fossil integrates retail and wholesale
7-Eleven finds convenience
Zappos infrastructure is all “Blue”
Travel and Transportation
FedEx meets rising customer expectations
Prague Airport takes flight
Media and Entertainment
Australian Open takes tennis to millions
NFL tackles digital content challenges
BookSource starts a new chapter
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22. Government
State of Indiana brings social services into 21st century
US Army targets saving billions of dollars
Education
Baylor finds new IT muscle
Free University Berlin powers
demanding research community
Johns Hopkins unites its businesses
Wholesale Distribution and Services
Coca Cola Bottling consolidates
Wine Warehouse uncorks business success
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23. Why should you learn about
Power Systems?
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24. Career Opportunities
Between 2010 and 2025 nearly 80 million “baby boomers” will leave the workforce
Only 20% of remaining workers will possess the right skills for jobs being created
today
Globally, the United States, European Union, Japan, China and India will face
critical shortfalls of 32 million technically specialized professionals
Many of these jobs will be with our Power Systems customers
Salary range for entry level is very high!
►
Job placement is very high!
►
Opportunities are very high!
►
“I was employed 6 months before I graduated – the demand
is so high for Power Systems (skills) that they are hiring
people before they even graduate.”
Recent U.S. graduate
U.S. Department of Labor -- Bureau of Labor Statistics; Information Technology Assoc of America; Computerworld
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25. Topics you will want to learn more
about . . .
Communication skills
Project Management
Computer programming/application
development
Working in teams
Organizational skills
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26. Things you can do while still in high
school . . .
Encourage your teachers to join the IBM
Power Systems Academic Initiative
Take computer classes that are offered
Take as many math classes as possible
Participate in IBM contests and games
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27. Things you can do after high school . . .
Attend a school offering a Power Systems/AIX/i
curriculum. Some schools are listed at the
Participating Schools tabs on the IBM Power
Systems Academic Initiative web sites for AIX
and IBM i
Encourage your professors to enroll in the IBM
Power Systems Academic Initiative
program
Participate in IBM contests and games
Apply for the IBM co-op and intern program
Apply for the IBM Extreme Blue internship
program for qualified college students
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28. For additional information about the Power Systems
Academic Initiative visit our web site at
www.ibm.com/university/power
Or contact the IBM Power Systems Academic
Initiative team at powerskills@us.ibm.com
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