FD Insights Issue 5 | Page 48

Servers As a distributor of some of the world’s foremost brands, First Distribution offers a complete portfolio of mission-critical servers that are engineered to deliver record-breaking performance, simplified management, and cost-saving efficiencies. First Distribution’s renowned datacentre and enterprise solutions ensure greater automation and responsiveness in the delivery of business services. Vendor systems are also designed to run leading operating and virtualisation platforms with greater performance and efficiency and serve as basic building blocks for the implementation of cloud infrastructure. Utilising bestof-the-breed hardware ensures resilience, interoperability and integration with leading cloud software providers. The IBM System x® Servers offer x86 Servers and BladeCenter solutions that support Microsoft®, Linux® and virtualisation so that your business can take advantage of the next big opportunity. IBM System x Servers and Blades are intelligent systems designed to reduce cost, complexity, power usage and give you ease of management. And with IBM Power Systems platforms, businesses can outpace their competitors by delivering services faster, differentiate their offerings by delivering higher quality services, and turn operational cost into investment opportunity by delivering services with superior economics. Vblock™ Systems from VCE seamlessly integrate best-in-class compute, network, and storage technologies from industry leaders Cisco, EMC, and VMware, and provide dynamic pools of resources that can be intelligently provisioned and managed to address changing demands and fleeting business opportunities. VCE 46 | www.firstdistribution.co.za Oracle’s complete portfolio of mission-critical servers are engineered to deliver record-breaking performance, simplified management, and cost-saving efficiencies, and includes their world-renowned Sun servers, Blades, SPARC Servers and x86 Systems. Huawei Servers feature independent design, high performance, and adaptability to enterprise business development.