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IBM System x3755 M3

IBM System x3755 M3. Seller Presentation. M3 Technology from the Brand You Can Trust. V2 –Announcement 2 November 16, 2010. System x3755 M3. Price performance for Mid-Tier Workloads. What is announcing… 2U 4-socket rack server

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IBM System x3755 M3

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  1. IBM System x3755 M3 Seller Presentation M3 Technology from the Brand You Can Trust V2 –Announcement 2 November 16, 2010

  2. System x3755 M3 Price performance for Mid-Tier Workloads What is announcing… • 2U 4-socket rack server • Increased computing performance with AMD Opteron 6000 “Magny-Cours” processors, better memory scaling, and dense local storage for growing workloads • Cost-optimized dense offering for mid-sized workloads Announcement importance… • Delivers 4-socket performance with 2-socket economics • Designed to better meet workload requirements in between High Volume and High Value solutions • Value offering for mid-sized BI, WebSphere, WebLogic, Peoplesoft, SQL/Database, and virtualization, ideal for HPC • Provides an AMD-based alternative in the portfolio • Unique positioning in between High Volume and High Value offerings for mid-sized workloads • Primary choice for competing against other AMD platforms and for AMD-based clients IBM imperative… • Grow System x revenue and market share with an optimized mid-tier offering • Aggressively attack HP’s AMD portfolio with a differentiated solution • Provide an alternative value choice for clients who are extremely cost-sensitive

  3. The challenge: 2-socket workloads are growing Java, Mid-tier Database, Virtualization, HPC, Transaction processing Bigger Workloads Bigger Performance Higher Costs • Continued workload memory and memory/core growth • Larger virtual machines • Bigger databases • Increasing data analytics, database queries • Larger virtualized workloads driving high utilization • Large memory footprints require top performance • There is a price premium for higher 2 socket performance Prohibitive 2 socket memory scaling costs • Processing, memory, networking costs all opportunities for cost reduction Growing workloads, shrinking budgets require a fresh approach

  4. Big Performance, Small Footprint! IBM System x3755 M3 Compelling price performance and density for mid-sized workloads • How to Beat HP/Dell • Beat HP DL585 G7 with more density, easier scaling to 4 socket • DL585 G7 requires an expensive second memory / processor board to grow beyond 2 sockets • Beat HP DL385 G7 with 4 socket performance and memory • 4 low-bin x3755 M3 will beat 2 high bin processors, provide better memory scaling • Beat Dell with full CPU support including 4 top-bin processors • - Dell cannot support 4 top bin processors in the R815 • Where to win • Workloads: Business Intelligence, mid-size Database, ERP, HPC, value mid-size Virtualization • Industries: Life Sciences / Health, Aerospace / Automotive, Finance, Academia/National Labs • Customers: Enterprises with Scientific and Technical apps; Enterprises with decision support apps; Extreme cost focused clients looking for price/performance value *with 16GB DIMM announce November 2010

  5. System x3755 M3: Introducing the IBM 2U, 4-socket AMD platform Price-performance for mid-tier workloads Release 1 Announced: 8/31/10 Release 2 Announcing: 11/16/10 • AMD price-performance in mid-size workloads • 2U 4S rack server delivering outstanding density & performance • Price/performance value for mid-sized business applications • Optimized for workloads growing beyond 2 socket capabilities ACP- Average CPU power *November 2010 announce

  6. Why x3755 M3? Better memory scalability than 2 socket servers • 32 DIMM slots provides more cost-effective memory scaling • AMD Architecture does not reduce memory bandwidth even with lower SKU’s Better performance than 2 socket in target workloads • 48 cores in a 2U server provides solid performance for Java, HPC, fp • 1333 MHz memory performance at all CPU levels Save cost • 4-socket server performance/scalability without increased processor pricing • Increase core density, reduce networking with fewer servers • Lower cost, higher density 3.5” drives Reduce risk • Worldwide Service and Support from IBM • RAID, redundant power and fans provide reliability Better Scalability Better Performance Save Cost Reduce Risk

  7. x3755 M3 – Leveraging AMD valueOpteron 6000 series 8- and 12-core processors • The AMD Opteron 6000 series processors introduce a new level of value for 4-socket systems • The AMD architecture utilizes the same processors for both 2-socket and 4-socket systems, eliminating the processor price premium traditionally associated with 4-socket processors • The x3755 M3 is optimized to leverage the value of AMD, providing 4-socket performance and memory capacity without higher per-processor pricing vs. 2-socket systems • The x3755 M3 is well suited for applications that benefit from a 4-processor system with solid performance and a large memory footprint • Mid-size virtualization environments, infrastructure, HPC, mid-size databases • The 2U 4-socket design provides an increase in performance and capacity in a server size consistent with 2-socket systems at a value price

  8. x3550 M3 1U 2s 18 DIMM x3650 M3 2U 2s 18 DIMM x3755 M3 2U 4s 32 DIMM 3690 X5 2-4s 32-64 DIMM 3850 X5 4U 4s 64-96 DIMM System x enterprise portfolio 4-socket with “2-socket economics” 4-socket 2-socket • 2U Density / Value • 4 processor, up to 48 cores • 32 DIMM, up to 512GB* • AMD Opteron 6000 65-105W (ACP) • 8 x 3.5” (16TB) • 2 socket Business-Critical • Intel 5500/5600 EP up to 130W • 18 DIMM, up to 192GB • x3550 M3 – 8 x 2.5” (4.8TB) • x3650 M3 – 16 x 2.5” (9.6TB) • eX5 Scalable servers • Intel 6500/7500 EX • Scalable memory with MAX5 memory drawer (+32 DIMM) • x3690 X5 – 2 socket, 32-64 DIMM • x3850 X5 – 4 socket, 64-96 DIMM Best for: Processor core density Low-cost dense storage Medium I/O requirements Future memory scaling High Performance Large I/O Enterprise Reliability Raw Performance Large Memory Scaling Workload-optimization Mission-critical Reliability ACP- average CPU power *with 16GB DIMM announce November 2010

  9. x3755 M3 Atayal Announce Sequencing July 2010 9/30/2010 11/16/2010 12/7/2010 12/22/2010 8/31/2010 9/29/2010 DAU Red Systems Available x3755 M3 Announce 1 x3755 M3 Ship Support 1 x3755 M3 GA Date 1 x3755 M3 Announce 2 x3755 M3 Ship Support 2 x3755 M3 GA Date 2 Order window opens begin loading SS2 orders Begin demand generation activities Early order window opens begin loading initial orders First orders can begin shipping Declaration of SS1 WW product availability SS2 orders can begin shipping Declaration of WW product availability Release 1 Content • 3 of 6 models will announce (2 8-core, 1 12-core 115W) • Select CPU’s available in 79W, 115W, and 137W as CTO • Select 2, 4, 8 GB DIMM sizes available • Low-mid-high HDD capacities in SATA/SAS, Select Optical, Tape Drives, RAID • Select 1Gb & 10Gb adapters • OS – Windows Server 2008 R2, RHEL 5, SLES 10 &11 Release 2 Content • Remaining models announce (8-core 2.0 79W, 8-core 2.4 115W, 12-core 2.2 115W) • Full CPU lineup available as CTO • Additional DIMM options including 16GB • Full HDD capacities in SATA/SAS, Optical and Tape Drives, RAID options • Full suite of networking adapters, Fiber Channel, iSCSI • VMWare ESX / ESXi 4.0/4.1, Windows Server 2008

  10. Comparison to predecessor: x3755 vs. x3755 M3 *announce November 2010

  11. AMD Magny-Cours CPU lineupOpteron 6000 series processors August 31, 2010 Announce November 16, 2010 Announce 6176SE (CTO only)2. 3 GHz 12C 137W (105W ACP) 12-core 6168 (CTO only)1.9 GHz 12C 6172 (7164-62x)2. 1 GHz 12C 6174 (7164-72x)2. 2 GHz 12C 115W (80W ACP) 12-core 6128 (7164-22x)2.0 GHz 8C 6134 (7164-42x)2. 3 GHz 8C 6136 (7164-72x)2. 4 GHz 8C 8-core 6164HE (CTO only)1.7 GHz 12C 79W (65W ACP) 12-core 6124HE (CTO only)1.8 GHz 8C 6128HE (7164-32x)2. 0 GHz 8C 8-core ACP – Average CPU Power CTO – Configure To Order • All processors support: • 6.4GT/s HT3 links • 512KB L2 Cache • 12MB L3 Cache • DDR3 1333MHz memory speed

  12. x3755 M3 models August Announce Models November Announce Models Note: More features/configs available via CTO / Special Bid • 22x, 42x, 62x are models available for Announce 1 (8/31) , 32x, 52x, 72x models will be available for Announce 2 (11/16) • Optional Optical Drive for all models • Up to 8x HDDs – 3.5” SAS/SATA • Up to 32 DIMMs w/ latest DDR3 memory up to 16GB (16 GB November announce) • Advanced HW RAID 5 upgradeable via outrigger or via Farmington delivers greater data redundancy support • 10GbE optional NICs performs greater network bandwidth • Power Supply hot-swap redundancy

  13. x3755 M3 Positioning

  14. 4P scaling for larger “2P” workloads positioning The System x3755 M3 delivers value for applications that are growing beyond the processing and memory capabilities of 2-socket systems or would benefit from consolidation Characteristics: • Require higher bin 2P performance and memory bandwidth • Outgrowing the limits of 2P maximum memory performance • Westmere-EP 1333MHz limit is 96GB, Magny-Cours 256GB Value Proposition: • Solid processor and memory performance, even with lower-bin CPU’s • Better balance of processing and memory scaling • Fewer servers required results in easier management, lower networking costs • Comparable price and density to larger 2P solutions Where to Win: • Clients who are compromising workloads with multiple 2P servers due to cost • Clients who need more performance and memory footprint than 2P provides • Clients looking to increase consolidation ratios beyond 2P capabilities 1 1 Based on list price configuration of DL380 G7 with 2 X5650 2.66 6c 64GB vs. 4P x3755 M3 with 4 6134 8c 64GB as of August 19, 2010

  15. Database Tier Servers App Tier Servers Web Tier Servers 4P x3755 M3 Server Database Tier Servers 4P scaling for “2P” workloads positioningConsolidation Example (Web Infrastructure) Traditional 3 Tier Web Infrastructure Cache and I/O Intensive workload Cache Intensive workload I/O Intensive workload Virtual Web Tier Services Virtual App Tier Services Consolidated 3 Tier Web Infrastructure Cache and I/O Intensive workload Cache and I/O Intensive Virtualized workload • Operated and maintained as traditional 3-tier web infrastructure • Only uses 2 physical tiers (3 virtual tiers)

  16. Value database positioning The System x3755 M3 delivers value for databases on 2-socket systems that would benefit from consolidation, higher performance and more memory Characteristics: • Mid-size database (128-256GB) • Lower cost database clustering • Small/mid-size database consolidation • Localization of database and query applications (improved performance) Value Proposition: • Price / performance value for mid-size databases • Twice the rack density than competitive 4 socket solutions Where to Win: • 2 socket database opportunities that are expected to grow • 4 socket database where data center space is at a premium • MS SQL Standard clients that want to maximize the number of cores per processor license • Clients that have standardized on AMD for their database servers

  17. Value database positioningSQL Server 2008 Set of four integrated services for querying, searching, synchronizing, reporting, and analyzing data 4P server provides the core count and memory to consolidate multiple services and/or databases on one server • More robust server for optimized reporting and analysis. • Use a single server to run multiple SQL Server VMs • Scalability to support peak database access periods • More robust and scalable server at similar pricing SQL Server includes Database Engine, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services

  18. High performance computing positioning The System x3755 M3 delivers value for HPC environments that are highly threaded and looking for lowest solution cost per TFLOP Characteristics: • Price / performance • Density • Lowest Solution cost for computing capacity Value Proposition: • Leadership performance in HPC benchmarks • Twice the core density per U than traditional 1U 2S servers • 4 sockets per server reduces networking costs: • Fewer servers require fewer adapters, TOR ports, core switch ports Where to Win: • Opportunities based on # of cores and # TFLOPs • Opportunities where solution cost can be reduced with lower networking requirements • Workloads that are highly threaded (i.e. Life Sciences) • Workloads that require superior floating point performance

  19. Value virtualization positioning The System x3755 M3 delivers value for virtualized 2-socket environments looking for the next level of virtualization ratios Characteristics: • Mid-size virtualization environments (128-256GB) • VMWare Advanced tier, Microsoft Hyper-V R2 • Optimized CPU & memory utilization • Price / performance Value Proposition: • Lower cost virtualization for mid-sized environments • Virtualization networking optimization • Consolidation density Where to Win: • Clients who want to increase the number of VM’s per server beyond 2-socket, but not to the extreme • Clients who are focused on maximizing CPU & memory utilization in the 128-256GB range • Clients who have decided on Microsoft Hyper-V (Hyper-V has no core licensing limits) • Clients who utilize the VMWare Advanced license tier • VMotion, Fault Tolerance (12 core, 256GB max license)

  20. Value virtualization positioningPortfolio Fit for VMware x3690 X5 x3690 X5 + optional MAX5 x3755 M3 x3650 M3 x3650 M3 x3850 X5

  21. A complete portfolio for business applications + optional MAX5 *Prices shown are US list price ranges for standard models

  22. When x3755 M3 is the RIGHT choice x3650 M3 is the RIGHT choice for Clients… • When 2 socket meets their requirements for Business-Critical applications • 2 socket performance, < 96GB memory with maximum performance • High spindle counts, good storage density and I/O flexibility • Workloads like - eCommerce, Collaboration, Virtualization, Database, ERP, Customer Unique x3755 M3 is the RIGHT choice for Clients… • Who are outgrowing 2 socket systems and need more performance and memory • Mid range 4 socket performance, 128-256GB memory with 1333MHz performance • Large local storage density, mid-sized I/O flexibility • Where software licenses per-socket or per-core don’t apply • Workloads like - BI, Websphere, mid-size Virtualization, ERP, mid-size SQL/Database • Who place a priority on price in the price / performance equation • GMU, CEEMEA, Mid-market / GB, HPC eX5 is the RIGHT choice for Clients… • Who are looking to maximize performance, scalability, reliability and consolidation • Mission-Critical Architecture for large consolidation and virtualized applications • Intel Nehalem-EX performance, superior memory scalability, eXFlash for outstanding database performance • Who want to maximize workload flexibility and minimize software license fees • Flexnode technology to combine or separate servers in software • Memory scalability to maximize CPU utilization, minimizing the number of software licenses required • Workloads like - Virtualization, Consolidation, Virtual desktop, SAP, SAS, CRM, DB2, Oracle, SQL

  23. Outstanding performance across System x! SPECint_rate_base – 720 SPECjbb bops – 2,012,730 SPECjEnt - 3,110.30 EjOPS TPC-E - 2,022.64 tpsE at $493.92 USD/tpsE SPECint_rate_base – 683 SPECfp_rate_base – 585 SPECjbb bops – 1,847,413 SPECjbb bops/JVM – 233,124 x3850 X5 Leadership 4-socket performance and scalability for Mission-Critical workloads SPECint_rate_base – 390 SPECvirt – 1369 @ 84 VMs SPECjbb bops – 1,015,260 x3755 M3 4 socket price performance SPECint_rate_base – 353 SPECvirt – 1169 @ 72 VMs SPECjbb bops – 932,497 SPECpwr – 2,927 x3690 X5 Leadership 2-socket performance with scalability x3650 M3 2-socket performance and value for Business-Critical environments

  24. x3755 M3 – Leading AMD 4-socket Performance!vs. AMD Magny Cours competitive systems IBM’s x3755 M3 leads the competition in performance benchmarks! 1,847K 1,791K 683 675 610 585 574 533 Where is HP? Results published at spec.org as of October 10, 2010

  25. x3755 M3 – Outstanding x86 Price AND Performancevs. Intel Nehalem-EX competitive systems 4 Processors List Price HP DL580 G7 - $19,996 IBM x3755 M3 - $ 7,356 2,007K 1,972K 1,747K 710 703 683 585 539 533 231K 125K 123K x3755 M3 beats HP and Dell 4-socket Intel in bops/JVM! x3755 M3 beats HP and Dell 4-socket Intel in floating point! Results published at spec.org as of October 10, 2010 Top-bin list price as of October 10, 2010

  26. Key Options

  27. x3755 M3 server configuration highlights • Processors • 2 or 4 CPU configurations supported • no “3 CPU” configuration • All processorssupport 6.4GT/s HT3 links, 512KB L2 cache, 12MB L3 cache, 1333 MHz memory speed • Planar contains all 4 sockets, nothing required beyond processors and DIMMs to upgrade • Each processor requires a minimum of 1 DIMM • Memory • 4 DIMM channels per processor • x3755 M3 has 2 DIMMs/channel • Supports 1333MHz memory speed up to: • 2 DIMMs/channel • 64GB/CPU maximum • Configuration examples • 128GB @ 1333MHz with 32 x 4GB DIMMs • 256GB @ 1333MHz with 32 x 8GB DIMMs • 512GB* @ 1066MHz with 32 x 16GB DIMMs Deploy minimum of 4 DIMMs per CPU (16 per 4P system) for max performance *with 16GB DIMM announce November 2010

  28. x3755 M3 key options (processor & memory) ACP – Average CPU power CTO- Configure to Order

  29. x3755 M3 key options (HDD & RAID)

  30. x3755 M3 key options (Continued)

  31. x3755 M3 key options (Continued)

  32. x3755 M3 operating systems supported

  33. x3755 M3 system management • x3755 M3 System Management is provided through: • AMI-based uEFI • AMI AST2050 BMC (IPMI 2.0 compliant) • Similar tools support (ASU, BoMC, ServerGuide, etc.) • IBM Director 6.2 (November 2010 6.2.1 release) • x3755 M3 does not use IBM uEFI or IMM, but has similar functionality • Remote Presence (KVMoIP is standard on x3755 M3) • Some menus and functions may be in different locations than IMM-based servers • In-band uEFI flashing only • Full Active Energy Manager (AEM) is not supported (AC monitoring only) • No SLP discovery Remote Presence (KVMoIP)

  34. Technical Details

  35. x3755 M3 2U Chassis Dimension: (L)711.2mm/28in (Bottom/W)436.5mm/17.19in (Top/W):482mm/18.84in (H)87mm

  36. x3755 M3 System Planar Power Cage PCI-E Riser Internal USB key Fan Cage ODD Light Path Hard drive cage 2 HDD or Tape

  37. x3755 M3 Rear View 1100W PSU 4x GbE 2x USB VID/SER MGMT PCIe

  38. x3755 M3 Planar 4 Gigabit ports 2x USB VGA+Serial Management port VRD LOM CPU LOM Riser to support x16, x8, x4 and RAID slot 8 DIMMs per Socket

  39. x3755 M3 PCIe Riser x16 Gen2 (FHFL) x8 Gen2 (Low Profile) x8 Gen2 (x4 elec) (Low Profile) x8 Gen2 (RAID)

  40. Core Electronics (Magny-Cours) Processor configurations supported (standard offering): AMD Opteron Processor Model 6128 2.0GHz/12M L3 8C (115W) AMD Opteron Processor Model 6128HE 2.0GHz/12M L3 8C (79W)* AMD Opteron Processor Model 6134 2.3GHz/12M L3 Cache 8C (115W) AMD Opteron Processor Model 6136 2.4GHz/12M L3 Cache 8C (115W)* AMD Opteron Processor Model 6172 2.1GHz/12M L3 Cache 12C (115W) AMD Opteron Processor Model 6174 2.2GHz/12M L3 Cache 12C (115W)* AMD Opteron 6124HE 1.8GHz/12MB L3 8C (Magny-Cours 79W) AMD Opteron 6164HE 1.7GHz/12MB L3 12C (Magny-Cours 79W)* AMD Opteron 6168 1.9GHz/12MB L3 12C (Magny-Cours 115W)* AMD Opteron 6176SE 2.3GHz/12MB L3 12C (Magny-Cours 137W) Memory DDR-3 R-DIMMs, U-DIMM* 32 DIMMs total (8 DIMMs per socket). Max 512GB* 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB*, DIMM (1333MHz/1066MHz DDR3) Integrated Features 4 x 1Gb Ethernet ports BCOM5709 (TOE, ISCSI*,RDMA, etc) 5 USB ports (2 out back, 2 out front, 1 internal) Dedicated slot for SAS controller Standard RAID (0/1) via Bertram Option RAID (5) via Farmington iBMC video Power supply: 3 x 1100 watts Expansion Slots 1 full length, standard height PCIe Gen2 slots (x16) 2 half length, low-profile PCIe Gen2 slots (x8, x4) 1 dedicated RAID slot Storage Up to 8 x 3.5" SATA or SAS DASD. 8TB max (TBD) Media Bay 1 slimline bay for optical device (SATA Interface) DDS6 and RDX tape options supported* Chassis 2U Rack Optimized OS Support Windows Server (2008 R2, 2008*) SUSE Linux (SLES10, SLES11, Xen*) RedHat Linux (RHEL5, RHEL6*, Xen*) VMWare (4.0, 4.1)* System Management Integrated BMC Remote Presence standard IBM Light Path diagnostic panel IPMI 2.0+ (or latest level) Advanced Features uEFI BIOS TPM 1.2 (or latest level) Virtual I/O, LAN and Storage Green Server RoHS Energy Star Power Supply (80+Gold) Eff.. 88%/92%/88%@loading of 20%/50%/100% RAS/Usability Server Guide IBM Director UXSP Rear serviceable power supplies First failure data capture Preboot DSA (CD/USB key will both be supported) Hot plug and front access DASD (SAS model) Memory ECC, chipkill, spare Redundant & hot plug power supply (2 std. + 1 redundant) Redundant & hot plug cooling Lightpath diagnostics drop down panel 3 year warranty Certifications FCC Class A Environmental Class 3 Acoustics Data Center EStar tier 2 compliance x3755 M3 Platform Features *with October 2010 announce

  41. System x3755 M3 Sales Resources SSI Sales Kit links IBM PartnerWorld Benchmarks • SPECcpu, SPECfp • SPECjbb Web • x3755 M3 Landing Page • Rack Server Product page • x3755 M3 Sales Kit (SSI) Presentations • x3755 M3 Customer • x3755 M3 Seller (SSI) • x3755 M3 Technical Sales • X3755 M3 Competitive Videos & Animation • Customer Facing Video • x3755 M3 Product Animation • x3755 M3 Visual Tour Tools • x3755 M3 Data Sheet • x3755 M3 Product Guide • Business Partner Guidebook • System x Stack Quick Solution Tool • System x Consolidation Tool (Alinean)

  42. System x3755 M3 Key Worldwide Contacts GMU • Brendan Paget • paget@nz1.ibm.com 64-4-462-3588 • Kumar Raghavan • raghavan@au.ibm.com 61-3-9626-6536 • Rajesh Viliyakath • rviliyah@in.ibm.com 91-99452-44501 Latin America • Cecilia Luque • luquece@br.ibm.com 55-11-2132-6739 • Esteban Gugliermino • guglier@pe.ibm.com 51-1-625-6507 CEEMEA • Steve Edwards • EDWARSJ@uk.ibm.com 44-1256-343096 • Ilia Kroutov • ilia_kroutov@ru.ibm.com 7-495-775-8800 x. 2337 North Americas • Mason Dorsett • mdorsett@us.ibm.com (919) 254-5358 Japan • Haruo Sekine • E24229@jp.ibm.com 81-3-3808-9466 • Yoshiji Sakurai • E27897@jp.ibm.com 81-3-3808-3902 NE • Bernd Steinbrenner • Bernd_steinbrenner@at.ibm.com 43-1-21145-2761 SW • Laurent Levy • LaurentLevy@fr.ibm.com 33-1-5875-2774 • GCG • Xu Xing • xuxing@cn.ibm.com 86-10-6361-4352 Worldwide Nina Kao, Product Marketing Manager x3755 M3 ninakaomh@tw.ibm.com02-8723-9163 Jeff Falkanger, Sr. Product Marketing Manager System x falkanger@us.ibm.com (919) 254-1029 Scott Tease, Director WW Product Marketing High Volume Servers stease@us.ibm.com (919) 254-7353

  43. Call to action • Understand where the x3755 M3 fits into IBM’s portfolio, to ensure the right solution is proposed to meet the client’s needs • x3650 M3 for most 2 socket business-critical requirements • x3755 M3 where clients need more performance and memory than 2 socket, density, and low cost • x3650 X5, x3850 X5, x3950 X5 where clients need raw performance, large memory scalability, database IOPS performance, flex-node capability, mission-critical architecture, and per-core or per-processor software-license optimization • Sell the x3755 M3 to clients that are AMD-based today, both IBM and with competitors • Leverage the x3755 M3 to show IBM brings value not only with price performance, but significant functionality value as well with a complete portfolio • Use x3755 M3 as an opportunity to re-open the conversation with IBM in competitive accounts • demonstrate the differentiated value of our entire portfolio, including High Volume and eX5 • Take advantage of x3755 M3 for HPC environments where large core density and large memory footprint are requirements

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