IBM NeXtScale and System x3650 M4 HD are two new entries: stakes and opportunities.

Introduced, yesterday NeXtScale is designed specifically to run scalable applications with high performance in any data center.

Connectikpeople has observed that, via a simple, flexible and open architecture that will support options for compute, storage, and graphics processing acceleration, this new system incorporates up to 84 x86-based systems and 2,016 processing cores in a
standard EIA 19-inch rack, allowing easy integration into any data center.

It brings industry-standard components including I/O cards and top-of-rack networking switches for flexibility of choice and ease of adoption.

Combined with IBM General Parallel File System, GPFS Storage Server, xCAT, and Platform Computing, it aims to bring a single architecture based on open standards that aims to deliver high performance and high efficiency.

According to IBM, NeXtScale's design can help clients better manage their operations and capital expenditure budgets by allowing them to maximize the compute power in a minimum amount of space in their data centers.

For those who unfamiliar, NeXtScale aims to be ideal for:

·        Large data centers requiring efficiency, density, scale, and scalability;

·        Public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructures;

·        Data analytics applications like customer relationship management, operational optimization, risk/financial management, and new business models;

·         Internet media applications such as online gaming and video streaming;

·         High-resolution imaging for applications ranging from medicine to oil and gas exploration; and more.

In this momentum, IBM also introduced the x3650 M4 HD, an enhancement of its 3650-class system featuring first-in-class 12-gigabyte RAID and a 60-percent higher spindle count for higher density storage and higher IO performance, making it ideal for applications such as big data and business-critical workloads.

NeXtScale can be purchased as a single node, an empty or configured chassis, or in full racks as a complete pre-tested IBM Intelligent Cluster solution.