Fujitsu Siemens Computers helps customers reduce TCO and
unveils optimized IT approach
TRIOLE strategy broadens Business Critical Computing focus
with evolving IT infrastructure technologies
Munich/Germany, May 25, 2004 —The Fujitsu group of companies, including Fujitsu (Japan/Asia
Pacific), Fujitsu Computer Systems (North America), Fujitsu
Services (EMEA) and Fujitsu Siemens Computers (EMEA), has outlined
its global strategy for development and deployment of products,
solutions and services to help users optimize their IT
infrastructure. The TRIOLE™ strategy is designed to help
customers reduce their Total cost of ownership (TCO) and will
strengthen the group’s abilities to generate innovative
offerings, allowing customers to enhance business efficiency,
business agility and business continuity. TRIOLE™ is also
part of Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ long-term Business
Critical Computing focus and will embrace the leading European IT
vendor’s wide range of server, mainframe, storage and
middleware product lines.
“With more than 25 years of IT experience, from the
mainframe business through to industry standard infrastructures,
Fujitsu Siemens Computers has amassed a wealth of knowledge in the
implementation and management of comprehensive IT infrastructures
and solutions,” said Dr. Joseph Reger, Chief Technology
Officer at Fujitsu Siemens Computers. “Now we are able to
combine this real world experience with the latest, best-in-class
technology to deliver highly adaptive IT solutions that help
customers reduce total cost of ownership, improve service and
increase profitability.”
TRIOLE™ strategy – an answer to today’s IT
challenges
Customers face the following challenges: How to increase the
efficiency of IT as they need to do more with less; how to adapt
their existing IT to changing business needs; and how to best
ensure business continuity. The TRIOLE strategy is based on three
core technologies that address these issues: virtualization,
automation and integration. In this sense, virtualization means the
separation of applications and data from dedicated systems.
Automation stands for the automatic adaptation to changes in the IT
environment. Integration, meanwhile, signifies the rapid,
cost-effective and low risk implementation of these technologies.
This means much more flexibility for the users.
TRIOLE™ – a strategy with solutions available
today
The integration of the Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ own
offerings with premium products from software, hardware and service
& integration partners is an essential element of this strategy
to ensure maximum quality. Already today, TRIOLE delivers a
comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions and thus provides
immediate IT benefits.
One example of the TRIOLE™ strategy in action for
virtualization is the FlexFrameTM for mySAPTM Business Suite
solution. A joint development by Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Network
Appliance and SAP, FlexFrame is the first realization of the SAP
Adaptive Computing concept based on SAP’s NetWeaverTM
initiative. This solution replaces yesterday’s environment of
numerous dedicated, complex servers with a modular concept
incorporating the latest Business Critical Computing technology,
such as Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ Intel-based PRIMERGY
servers (including blade servers) and Network Appliance storage
devices. The FlexFrame solution simplifies IT infrastructure while
offering on-demand provisioning and other autonomic features,
reducing TCO by more than 30 percent.
Another virtualization case is the company’s
CentricStor virtual tape appliance for nearline storage, which
allows a large variety of server platforms to be connected to
back-up systems in a straightforward and uniform manner. By
reducing server downtime through a much faster back-up procedure,
CentricStor improves end-user Productivity. By caching the back-up
data, ewer tape systems are needed, meaning lower infrastructure
costs.Higher automation of back-up processes decreases
administration efforts.
In terms of automation, large self-installing PRIMERGY blade
server farms (“IT manages IT”) allow several hundred
servers to be deployed in the space of an hour.
TRIOLE™ has a key offering for the speedy integration
of IT infrastructure components. An industry leading example is the
comprehensive openSEAS middleware suite. It enables the integration
of legacy systems and applications with new solutions as well as
web and mobile environments. This enhances ones ability to change
IT very quickly while at the same time protecting past investments.
Oracle for example decided to take over some functions of
today’s openSEAS Software Suite in its Oracle Application
Server 10g.
TRIOLE™: Enabling tomorrow’s IT infrastructures
A key element of the TRIOLE™ strategy is a clear
roadmap of future solutions / products that will provide further
gains of efficiency, agility and reliability in all parts of an IT
infrastructure.
In the plans for the Windows and Linux PRIMERGY servers will
be an AS (Adaptive Service) control center, that automatically
loads application software on additional servers when the workload
is increasing. - The future AS control center for
Solaris/SPARC-based PRIMEPOWER will also re-allocate system
resources on demand, adapting the system to workload changes of the
applications without any manual intervention.
To easily enable customers to achieve further agility gains,
the Fujitsu group of companies also plans to introduce a structured
process for pre-testing typical IT infrastructure building blocks
in laboratories and recording them in reusable templates. This will
enable customers and partners to accelerate the implementation of
IT innovations.
All these developments come with clear objectives: a
reduction in operating costs and workload while providing customers
with the ability to quickly react to changing business demands.
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About Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European IT provider
with a responsible strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and
Business Critical Computing products, services and solutions. With
a portfolio of exceptional depth, our offering extends from
handhelds through desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure
solutions. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has a strong presence in all
key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging
the strengths, innovation and global reach of our joint
shareholders, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, we make sure we meet
the needs of customers: large corporations, small and medium
enterprises and private users. For further please visit::
www.fujitsu-siemens.com
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