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"Equally, in terms of energy efficiency, the System z not only enables cost
savings—it also helps us reduce our impact on the environment. We take a lot of
pride in being good corporate citizens, so anything we can do to make the organi-
zation more sustainable is a major benefit."
Looking to the future
In mid-2009, BCBSM migrated its database to DB2 version 9, and upgraded its
hardware platform to z10™ Enterprise Class. The new, more powerful z10 quad-
core processors should deliver a considerable improvement in performance, help-
ing the organization handle its rising application and database workload without
increasing hardware licensing costs.
"From every perspective, running applications under Linux on System z makes
sense for our organization," concludes Ted Mansk. "Performance, reliability,
disaster recovery, server provisioning and cost efficiency have all seen dramatic
improvements—helping BCBSM deliver better service and better value to its mem-
bers across the state."
For more information
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ibm.com/systems/z
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