IBM zEnterprise System Transforms Virtualized Computing
Supercomputers and mainframes can get somewhat overwhelming to the
average consumer, but IBM's latest at least have a video to go along
with them. The new contraption is called the zEnterprise mainframe
server, which is a new systems design that allows workloads on
mainframe, POWER7 and System x servers to share resources and be managed
as a single, virtualized system. It's not only the most powerful and
energy-efficient mainframe ever, but it could lead to interesting new
usage models for consumer PCs.
The new systems design combines IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server with new technology--the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and the IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager--that enable it to manage workloads running across System z, and select POWER7 and System x servers. That may not sound like anything that affects you directly, but this concept definitely could. Just as SLI graphics card setups have revolutionized gaming, and just as multi-core processors have revolutionized the CPU universe, being able to thread unrelated hardware together in a similar fashion could potentially have huge ramifications in a variety of computing tasks.
Have a look at the video below. It's not too difficult to imagine this same sort of technology transforming the way average PCs are built and managed.
The new systems design combines IBM's new zEnterprise mainframe server with new technology--the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension and the IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager--that enable it to manage workloads running across System z, and select POWER7 and System x servers. That may not sound like anything that affects you directly, but this concept definitely could. Just as SLI graphics card setups have revolutionized gaming, and just as multi-core processors have revolutionized the CPU universe, being able to thread unrelated hardware together in a similar fashion could potentially have huge ramifications in a variety of computing tasks.
Have a look at the video below. It's not too difficult to imagine this same sort of technology transforming the way average PCs are built and managed.
