No, not yet. Will be announced soon I believe.
> Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:33:49 +0800 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: IBM announced z10 ..why so fast...any problem on z 9 > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > any upgrade path for z9 currently? > > On 2/26/08, Timur Alpaslan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all! > > > > As far as I'm aware of, these are the highlights. As you'll notice, > > there's nothing wrong with z9, but the z10 Series is more energy efficient > > with higher capacity and enhancements as you can read below. > > > > IBM recently announced the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class mainframe, the > > cornerstone of the "New Enterprise Data Center." The z10 will > > magnify on demand and always-available capabilities, enabling rapid > > application > > deployment and quick return on investment for the client. > > z10 is 50 percent faster than z9, with 70 percent more capacity. > > The z10 offers three times the memory of the z9. > > z10 chip frequency is 2.6 times higher than z9. > > z10 is equivalent to nearly 1,500 x86 servers, requires 85 percent less > > space, consumes 85 percent less energy and provides 30 times the capacity. > > z10 can run 100 percent of utilization rate 100 percent of the time, based > > on demand. The z10 "stack" consists of much more than just a server. > > This "stack" is built around services, systems management, software and > > storage. It delivers a complete range of policy-driven functions to our > > clients > > including: > > Authorization Management to authenticate and authorize who can access > > specific business services and associated IT resources; > > Utilization Management to drive maximum use of the system. Unlike other > > classes of servers, z10 is designed to run at 100 percent of utilization > > 100 > > percent of the time, based on the varied demands of its users. > > Just-in-time capacity to deliver additional processing power and capacity > > when needed; and > > Virtualization Security to enable clients to allocate resources on demand > > without fear of security risks. Clients will find the linchpin of the New > > Enterprise Data Center is Tivoli's > > Service Management portfolio, which includes Tivoli's Service Management > > Center > > software. > > The Service Management Center (ITSMCz) automates the management of complex > > IT > > disciplines, including storage, databases and new software deployments. It > > also > > addresses business mandates such as reducing IT costs, managing IT > > operations > > and regulatory and compliance requirements. > > Visibility, control and automation are built into the ITSMCz. > > Visibility – Clients have a single, integrated view of their critical > > applications on their mainframe, showing the linkages between IT assets > > and > > business applications; > > Control – Clients can customize their view to support such functions > > as business services, services requests, finance, security, IT production, > > support and operational control; and > > Automation – Based on customer needs, ITSMCz combines process > > automation software such as IBM Tivoli's Change and Configuration > > Management > > Database, Application Dependency Discovery Manager, Business Service > > Manager and > > Service Request Manager. > > IBM's new version of its DS8000 disk solution, the DS8000 R3.1, has > > updated > > business continuity features that make the most of the new mainframe's > > power. > > Clients can address up to four times more information in their mainframe > > environments with the DS8000 R3.1 than with any other storage > > system.Alsofor the System z10, the IBM System Storage TS7700 Virtual Tape > > solution > > delivers improved tape processing while supporting business continuity and > > security through innovative enhancements. > > > > > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:28:36 +0800 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: IBM announced z10 ..why so fast...any problem on z 9 > > > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Anyone know why IBM announced z10 so fast...is there any problem on z9 > > > because our shop migrated toz9 this week.... > > > any big differences between z9 > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
