Built upon the IBM X-Architecture® blueprint, System x and BladeCenter servers offer innovative technology and industry-leading availability and reliability features. System x and BladeCenter servers incorporate technologies--hardware, firmware and software--which make these servers highly manageable, thereby helping you reduce operational costs and increase service levels. IBM works together with Microsoft to offer a portfolio of software offerings which helps integrate these technologies with your Microsoft environment to enhance your physical and virtual systems management experience.

Current offerings

• For Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008
• For Microsoft System Center Operations Manger 2007
• For Windows Essential Business Server 2008
• For Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit version 4.0
• For Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, OS Deployment
• For Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Updates

Legacy offerings

• For Microsoft Operations Manager 2005
• For Microsoft System Management Server