Authors - IBM Power System E850C Technical Overview And Introduction

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This publication is for professionals who want to acquire a better understanding of IBM Power
Systems products. The intended audience includes the following roles:
Clients
Sales and marketing professionals
Technical support professionals
IBM Business Partners
Independent software vendors
This paper expands the current set of IBM Power Systems documentation by providing a
desktop reference that offers a detailed technical description of the Power E850C system.
This paper does not replace the latest marketing materials and configuration tools. It is
intended as an additional source of information that, together with existing sources, can be
used to enhance your knowledge of IBM server solutions.

Authors

This paper was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Austin Center.
Alexandre Bicas Caldeira is a Certified IT Specialist and is the Product Manager for Power
Systems Latin America. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the Universidade
Estadual Paulista (UNESP) and an MBA in Marketing. His major areas of focus are
competition, sales, marketing, and technical sales support. Alexandre has more than
16 years of experience working on IBM Systems Solutions and has worked as an IBM
Business Partner on Power Systems hardware, AIX, and IBM PowerVM virtualization
products.
Volker Haug is an Executive IT Specialist & Open Group Distinguished IT Specialist within
IBM Systems in Germany supporting Power Systems clients and Business Partners. He
holds a Diploma degree in Business Management from the University of Applied Studies in
Stuttgart. His career includes more than 29 years of experience with Power Systems, AIX,
and PowerVM virtualization. He has written several IBM Redbooks® publications about
Power Systems and PowerVM. Volker is an IBM POWER8 Champion and a member of the
German Technical Expert Council, which is an affiliate of the IBM Academy of Technology.
The project that produced this publication was managed by:
Scott Vetter
Executive Project Manager, PMP
Thanks to the following people for their contributions to this project:
George Ahrens
Joanna Bartz
Thomas Bosworth
Petra Buehrer
David Bruce
Sertak Cakici
Joseph W Cropper
Timothy Damron
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IBM Power System E850C: Technical Overview and Introduction