IBM to tour Delhi in BladeCenter Express Bus

New Delhi: IBM announced the launch of the IBM BladeCenter Express Bus in New Delhi with the goal to reach out effectively to its customers; existing and potential. The BladeCenter Express Bus is equipped with the latest BladeCenter S Chassis, a 'data center in a box'- integrating servers, storage and networking all into one box as well as the new HS22 Blade Server. The bus will showcase via live demonstration, the benefits of the BladeCenter family and the advantages of the IBM BladeCenter portfolio and its management features.

It will be in Delhi for the entire month of June where it will travel to customer locations for demonstrations. IBM BladeCenter as a whole (blades and chassis combined) is purposefully designed to maximize the efficiency of power and cooling. It supports blade servers with Intel, AMD, power and cell processors with a potential cost savings in management costs of up to 44 percent. The BladeCenter Express team will also demonstrate how the BladeCenter can be configured in a short time.

Commenting on this launch, Ajay Mittal, Country Manager-System X, IBM India/South Asia said, “The BladeCenter Express Bus is our attempt to be closer to our customers and partners and educate them on the benefits of our BladeCenter platform. This is a first of its kind initiative where we will work closely with our business partners to demonstrate the value that IBM brings especially in times where budgets are tight and customers are looking at greater return on their investments.”

The bus is also scheduled to travel to NCR, Chandigarh and neighboring towns in the coming months. Mahesh Tomar-Head Infrastructure Solutions, Team Computers, said, “This is a great initiative by IBM to illustrate the benefits of its BladeCenter platform for us and our customers. This initiative enables us to take a live demonstration right to the customer location and helps to bring the benefits of IBM BladeCenter to a wider set of customers. This helps our customers understand appreciate the true benefits that IBM BladCenter brings to their IT infrastructure.”