IBM 8203-E4A, Power 520 Express Brochure & Specs

IBM Systems and Technology

Highlights

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For distributed UNIX, IBM i (formerly
known as i5/OS®) and Linux ERP/CRM
application servers

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For small database servers

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For small scale consolidation servers for
UNIX, IBM i and Linux workloads

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For a complete business system
with an integrated database and applica­tion server

IBM Power 520
Express server

Perfect for branch office applications, small databases or
a complete business system

As a distributed application server, the IBM Power® 520 Express® pro­vides near-continuous application availability at a compellingly low price.
This allows more work to be processed with less operational disruption
for branch office and in-store applications

As a small database server, the Power 520 Express offers the outstanding
performance of the IBM POWER6® processor—the world’s fastest chip.
This leadership performance makes it possible for applications to run
faster and be more responsive which can result in significant advantages
for your business.

As a small scale consolidation server, the 520 Express provides the flexibil­ity to use leading-edge AIX®, IBM i, Linux for Power and x86 Linux
applications all on the same system. IBM PowerVM™ Editions offer
comprehensive virtualization technologies designed to aggregate and
manage resources while helping to simplify and optimize your IT infra­structure and reduce server sprawl.

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IBM Systems and Technology

Power 520 Express deskside and rack-mount servers

For a complete integrated business system, the Power 520
Express allows the small or mid-sized company seeking simplic­ity to avoid increased spending and staffing requirements while
becoming more responsive to their customers, improving their
productivity and keeping their data secure. The Power 520
Express—i Edition integrates features to simplify your IT envi­ronment and delivers a complete, cost-effective business system
that can grow with a business.

The IBM Power 520 Express is a 1-, 2- or 4-core entry server
utilizing 4.2 GHz or 4.7 GHz POWER6 processors designed
to deliver outstanding business value to smaller and mid-sized
businesses while meeting the needs of many mission-critical
applications. It offers outstanding price/performance in a
commercial IT environment; a breadth of available applications;
superior reliability, availability, serviceability (RAS) characteris­tics architected to avoid, detect and recover from errors to
achieve near-continuous availability; EnergyScale™ technolo­gies and software tools to measure energy use and direct poli­cies toward the energy-efficient operation of the server; and
outstanding PowerVM virtualization to help achieve increased
system utilization. This highly flexible, available and easy to
manage server enables companies to spend more time running
their business utilizing a proven solution from thousands of
ISVs that support the AIX, IBM i and Linux operating systems.