Chapter 2. Positioning - IBM NeXtScale System Planning And Implementation Manual

Positioning
Chapter 2.
NeXtScale is ideal for fastest-growing workloads, such as, social media,
analytics, technical computing, and cloud delivery, which are putting increased
demands on data centers.
This chapter describes how IBM NeXtScale System is positioned in the
marketplace compared with other systems that are equipped with Intel
processors. The information helps you to understand the NeXtScale target
audience and the types of workloads for which it is intended.
This chapter includes the following topics:
2.1, "Market positioning" on page 10
2.2, "IBM System x overview" on page 16
2.3, "NeXtScale System versus iDataPlex" on page 17
2.4, "NeXtScale System versus Flex System" on page 19
2.5, "NeXtScale System versus rack-mounted servers" on page 20
2.6, "Ordering and fulfillment" on page 21
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