(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Software as a service solution provider PHASE 2 International (www.phase2.com) announced on Friday it has selected the IBM System x3850 M2 to replace its Dell servers, increasing the company’s ability to serve new customers.
The company has experienced significant growth this year, more than doubling its business in the first half of 2008. The company provides small and medium business with access to high-end business software applications through a SaaS model.
When PHASE 2 discovered that its Dell blade server-based data center was nearing its capacity and potentially preventing the company from continuing this growth and support new customers, it decided to switch over to the IBM System x3850 M2.
The technology’s energy efficient design is expected to reduce its energy use by more than 65 percent while increasing the amount of capacity available to support its clients in the same amount of space..
“At the end of the day, PHASE 2 is selling service,” says Kevin Doherty, CEO of PHASE 2 International. “The ability of our technology to scale along with the needs of our clients and provide them a good experience is directly tied to our success. We’re confident that our new IBM System x servers will grow along with our business, helping us to deliver unbeatable service and support to our clients.”
The company plans to join the SaaS Enablement Network of infrastructure providers that use IBM server technology to help ISVs deliver interoperable SaaS solutions, which allow disparate applications to work together.
PHASE 2 will run VMware on the System x3850 M2 as well as IBM System Storage N series, ensuring the company will be able to offer its customers access to their business applications at all times.
Based on X-Architecture, IBM’s design blueprint for Intel-based servers, the System x3850 M2 is built with key features for fast performance and efficiency. As a result, customers can support a large number of demanding business applications on a single server.
Additionally, the system offers full scalability that enable customers to expand their system from four sockets to 16, meaning they only have to pay for more capacity as needed.
In September, PHASE 2 named Mike Peterson the company’s new vice president of sales.
