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IBM PureSystems launched to reduce IT complexity
IBM launched a new breed of systems called PureSystems, represents IBM’s move to say “enough is enough” of IT environments in which complexity combined with money & skills shortages now means 70% of the $2.5 trillion global IT budget is spent just making sure the status quo works.
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(press release) Analyst event agenda & coverage
- Later today (11th April, 10am EST) we will be holding an analyst event in New York to present IBM PureSystems to a select group of industry analysts. We will be curating the content from this event and around the web. Below is the event agenda which will be populated with analyst reaction as the event goes on.
I.B.M. Aims to Sharply Simplify Corporate Data Center Technology: nyti.ms/HyQI85 < Heading to the launch now. #expertsystems- Introducing a new family of expert integrated systems: IBM PureSystems
Nancy Pearson, Vice President, Expert Integrated Systems Marketing 
#IBMPureSystems Nancy Pearson kicking off the session on integrated expert systems in NYC
RT @kirstengraham: Global launch #IBMPureSystems at 6 loc's around world < here in NYC ~ 50 analysts incl @dvellante @aneel @matteastwood
Nancy Pearson, IBM: 34% of IT projects deploy late. Top causes? Tuning environment, integration challenges... #ibmpuresystems- #IBMPureSystems Good looking study from IBM on how to move IT from 65/35 maint/new >> 47/53 ibm.co/IFN7T2 << move the needle
- IBM PureFlex System
Ambuj Goyal, General Manager, Development and Manufacturing
Patty Dudek, Vice President, Cross Platform Software
Stephen Sibley, Director, Power Systems Offering Management 
Goyal: #IBMpuresystems PureFlex Integrated management across all virtual resources with expertise in automated provisioning- Goyal: You can't add #security after the fact. #IBMPureSystems integrates security form the start
- #IBMPureSystems Ambuj on PureFlex - capturing & LEVERAGING patterns/expertise from thousands of data center optimization projects.
- #IBMPureSystems Integrated is key concept. security, mgmt, pre-configured. "does the tedious things well" (Goyal) Patterns hide complexity
- #IBMPureSystems introduces "Scale-in" networking << looks like an extension of east-west traffic for virtualization, just inside the box
@dvellante #ibmpuresystems is a single, integrated sku, not a reference architecture
It appears to be a 'have it your way' menu of options that are pre-tested #ibmpuresystems
