Tuesday, April 29, 2008

SMB GRID - Changes for May 1st

Please take note that as of May 1st, a number of products are increasing in price.

Remember you will have the month of May to close any business that you have quoted out at the current pricing. If you believe your business will not close before the end of May, please ask your TD Team to quote you the new price as of May 1st.

If you require a list of products that will be increasing in pricing, please email your IBM team.

IBMsolutions@techdata.ca

Thanks

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

IBM LTO4 Affordable Drive Option

IBM Half-high LTO Generation 4 SAS Tape Drive

Offering reliable economical tape backup subsystems Overview: IBM® Half-high LTO Generation 4 SAS Tape Drive (44E8895) The new IBM Half-high LTO Gen 4 SAS Tape Drive delivers enterprise-class capacity at an entry-level LTO Gen 4 price point.

In addition, the condensed half-height form factor now allows internal installation into standard 5.25-inch HH bays on mid- to high-end System x servers, providing a high-capacity, high-performance and high-reliability tape solution.

The drive offers is an attractively priced entry offering into LTO technology, designed for mid- to high-end System x servers requiring high-capacity, high-performance and high-reliability tape solutions in a 5.25-inch, half-high form factor. Using its onboard hardware data compression feature and assuming a 2:1 compression ratio, this drive can store up to 1600 GB compressed per cartridge at a backup rate of up to 240 MB/s.

The LTO Generation 4 delivers strong performance with data transfers up to 120 MB/s in native mode (432 GB/hr) and up to 240 MB/s in compressed mode(2) (864 GB/hr).

Key messages:
Mid- to high-end server class capacity, up to 1600 GB compressed, at an entry-level LTO Generation 4 price point
2x transfer rate increase from current half-height LTO Generation 3
5.25-inch half-height form factor for internal mounting in more System x Tower systems
SAS interface for improved performance and reliability Features and functions:
Form factor: 5.25-inch half-height internal drive
Capacity: 800 GB (1600 GB compressed) capacity (1)
Performance: Up to 120 MB/s (240 MB/s compressed) transfer rate
Interface: SAS
Backward compatibility: Read/Write compatible with LTO Gen 3 cartridges. Read compatible with LTO Gen 2 and 3 cartridges.
Service and support: One-year, customer replaceable unit (CRU)(3)


Planned availability date: April 30

44E8895 - IBM Half High LTO Generation 4 SAS Tape Drive
LIST $3264.00

Friday, April 11, 2008

1T SATA Drives Available....

On Apr 08, 2008 IBM introduced two 1T SATA Drives for the DS4000 family of products.

1000 GB/7200 rpm SATA II Enhanced Disk Drive Module (E-DDM) 44X2458: LIST $2004

This feature is designed to increase the physical storage capacity of the DS4700 Express Models and DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit up to 16 terabytes (TB) per enclosure. DS4700 configurations that scale up to 112 TB physical storage capacity can be built by using 1000 GB SATA E-DDMS to populate the drive bays of the DS4700 and the drive bays of the attached EXP810 Expansion Units.

1000 GB/7200 rpm SATA II Enhanced Value Disk Drive Module (EV-DDM) 44X2454: LIST $1409

This feature is designed to increase the physical storage capacity of the DS4200 Express Model 7V and DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Unit up to 16 TB per enclosure. DS4200 configurations that scale up to 112 TB physical storage capacity can be built by using 1000 GB SATA EV-DDMS to populate the drive bays of the DS4200 and the drive bays of the attached EXP420 Expansion Units.


Planned Availability Date: June 6, 2008

NEW HS12 Blade SERVER - Uni Socket Xeon

The HS12 has a starting list of $1089.00 and will be shipping in May. This blade is ideal for the SMB for running applications like File/Print, Work group applications and vertical POS. It offers new levels of availability and performance in an ultra affordable uni-blade. Great entry opportunity to Blade technology that gives an affordable blade to replace aging two-way rack and tower servers. This blade also offers better power and cooling costs compared to the traditional 1U/2P rack servers. Something that is really new for IBM is the availability of HOT PLUG hard drives on the BLADE itself.

Contact your SSBU - IBM team at TD @ IBMsolutions@techdata.ca for your configuration of this new blade.

Power-optimized performance to enable your business environments
–Resiliency and performance on an entry-level server to replace aging racks and towers
–Higher density and performance at 35% less power than some competitive rack systems
Open and innovative for a flexible business foundation
BladeCenter interoperability with chassis, blades, switches and adapters are interchangeable in all chassis, providing mix-and-match deployment choices
Easy to deploy, integrate and manage
–Significant focus on usability with wide range of processor, storage and I/O options
Green today for a better tomorrow
–State-of-the-art mechanical design with optimized airflow distribution
–Affordable, energy-efficient, high-performance processor and storage components
–Monitor and control power with IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager

Features, functions, support and services at your command include:
- Powerful 1.86 GHz/1066 MHz/512 MB single-core or 1.86 GHz/1066 MHz/ 2 MB dual-core Intel processors in 8014 models (1)
- Powerful dual-core 2.13 GHz/1066 MHz/2 MB or 2.50 GHz/1333 MHz/6 MB or 2.66 GHz and 2.83 GHz, with 1333 MHz FSB and 12 MB L2 cache high-performance, quad-core processors in 8028 models (1)
- Dual Gigabit Ethernet connections
- Up to 24 GB of high-speed memory with ECC DDR2 RDIMMs (six DIMM slots x 4 GB DIMM) very low profile (VLP) memory
- Up to two non-hot-swap SATA (up to 160 GB) / solid state (up to 62.8 GB) drives; in 8014 models
- Up to two hot-swap SAS SFF HDDs (up to 292 GB)/solid state drives (up to 62.8 GB) with RAID 0 and 1 via a RAID card, in 8028 models
- Advanced high-availability and systems management features
- Warranty: Three years, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service(3), limited warranty(4); optional warranty service upgrades available on the 8028 models
- Warranty: One year, customer replaceable unit (CRU) and on-site service(3), limited warranty(4); optional warranty service upgrades available on 8014 models General Availability - May 2008These features make BladeCenter HS12 models an attractive, economical approach to the deployment of large numbers of powerful servers that effectively use space and power resources.


Sell more Blue GRID Pricing (SMB)

If you have not heard yet the Sell more Blue GRID Pricing is changing as of April 14th. The BID request amount has increased from 10k to 25k, meaning you as a reseller cannot request a BID from your IBM representative unless the opportunity is greater then 25K.

Things to remember, SBM Grid Pricing is populated on Tech Data's WEB so you can get your pricing for any opportunity at any time. The BID number is refreshed each month and therefore you will see an expiry date of the end of each month, but the program is ongoing.

If you have concerns or questions please contact @ ibmsolutions@techdata.ca