iSeries Architecture: Fundamental Strength of the iSeries 33
iSeries Architecture: Fundamental Strength of the iSeries
e-business
Success in business today depends on one thing: meeting customer needs, which are unique
to each organization. To meet those needs, the best option is to build a computer to do
business the way each organization does. That means a server that is flexible, versatile, and
can deliver customized solutions, all in a cost effective manner.
The iSeries server has always been designed for business. By tightly integrating hardware,
software, middleware, and the operating system. The iSeries servers provide a combination
of power and flexibility that organizations can rely on to help them in their business. This
design also makes it possible for the system to help ensure that they move with technology as
it changes.
The latest iSeries hardware enhancements are the iSeries 270 and 8xx models. The newest
version of the operating system is OS/400 V5R1. OS/400 is engineered to provide the
performance and tools needed to help to obtain a quicker return on a business’ investment in
such critical areas as e-business, enterprise resource planning, Business Intelligence, and
server consolidation.
e-businesses require hardware and software solutions with cost-effective computing power.
However, more importantly, they need solutions that scale well as workloads grow larger and
more complex. To scale well means the computer system grows in capacity to accommodate
business growth without changing the customer's applications, hardware, or system software
investment. The iSeries has always been known for its scalability and meeting the needs of a
dozen to several thousand users with the same architecture and operating system. The
recent outstanding performance of iSeries as a Domino server in an independent
NotesBench audit (10,400 concurrent light mail users on a single iSeries server)
demonstrates that the iSeries scales just as well with new, advanced e-business applications
as it does with a core line-of-business applications.
Characteristics of a Successful e-business
IBM has effectively branded and marketed the term
e-business
. The market is beginning to
have a general sense of what e-business means. But an expanded explanation with better
examples is necessary. The topics that follow describe the
defining actions
of tomorrow's
successful e-business:
• Fully exploiting the latest IT tools and techniques
• Delivering a broad spectrum of applications
• Reaching a broad spectrum of users
These defining actions sound familiar to anyone who knows the fundamentals of using
information technology (IT) to achieve competitive advantage. e-business does not change
the fundamental rules, but represents a dramatic shift in a typical company’s ability to
cost-effectively exploit IT on a broad scale. Simply stated, a wide range of affordable tools is
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