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The IBM System Storage award - Outstanding Information Infrastructure Solution - is located in the Dynamic Infrastructure Solutions award category.
This Beacon Award recognizes the IBM Business Partner who has achieved the greatest results in delivering innovative business solutions on Power Systems with i. The winner of this award will have successfully combined i on IBM Power Systems with IBM software, ISV applications, and the Business Partner's deployment skills to offer the most comprehensive business solution. This Business Partner’s success is demonstrated by their customers' satisfaction with the solutions they provide and the potential replicability of the solution. Additional consideration will be given to those solutions that include the use of Power Systems in integrating AIX, i and Linux applications onto one system.
Eligible systems include:
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IBM Power Blades Servers |
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Power Systems 520 |
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Power Systems 550 |
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Power Systems 560 |
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Power Systems 570 |
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Power Systems 595 |
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System i 515 |
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System i 525 |
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System i 550 |
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System i 570 |
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System i 595 |
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Additional criteria:
Minimum of 1 (maximum of 3) client references required.
This Beacon Award recognizes the Business Partner who has delivered a Power Systems solution that helps customers maximize return on their IT investments, improve responsiveness of systems and people and drive innovation with technology. The winner of this award will have achieved the greatest results toward meeting customer needs by delivering an AIX-based solution that leverages the power of the software elements of virtualization, availability, energy, security and/or systems management. Additional consideration will be given to those solutions that include the use of Power Systems in integrating AIX, i and Linux applications onto one system.
Eligible systems include:
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IBM Power Blades Servers |
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IBM Power Systems |
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Additional criteria:
Minimum of 1 (maximum of 3) client references required.
Recent growth of the IBM System z platform is attributable to several factors, including: New ISV applications being introduced on both z/OS and Linux on System z, energy and cost savings from server consolidation, virtualization which leverages the mixed workload capability of the platform, the increased business value placed on the security and resiliency provided by the platform, recognition of the services management capabilities of the platform, and the ability of this platform to help manage increasingly larger databases and richer information types. The 2009 IBM System z Beacon Award focus is on IBM Business Partners that either individually, or in cross-partner collaboration, have implemented an innovative solution encouraging New Workload growth in existing or net new customers on System z. Additional criteria:
Minimum of 1 (maximum of 3) client references required.
This Beacon Award recognizes the Business Partner who has demonstrated an innovative approach in providing an effective System x or BladeCenter solution to their customers in one of the following areas: energy efficiency, server consolidation, reducing costs and increasing utilization via virtualization or systems management and security. The winner of this award has utilized IBM’s x86 technology to provide a solution that combines our Intel or AMD tower and racks, X4 Architecture high performance systems and/or our BladeCenter offerings in a competitive win-back sales scenario. This Business Partner’s success is reflected by their innovative solution, the number of customers they have transitioned from competitive servers, and a high level of customer satisfaction.
Eligible Systems include:
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System x high volume rack and tower servers |
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System x high end rack servers |
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System x BladeCenter servers and chassis |
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Additional criteria:
Minimum of 1 (maximum of 3) client references required.
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