IBM i 五大特色之四 Software Integration

IBM i 五大特色之四 Software Integration

Software Integration

Certain software items are fundamental to all businesses. In addition to the basic operating system drivers that handle the various I/O devices, businesses always need software for such standard computing functions as security, communications, Web serving, and backup and recovery.

With a traditional system, customers often must buy additional software components to add to their base operating system. These customers must also ensure that the release levels of additional modules are compatible with the release levels of all the other items they plan to integrate.

With IBM i, however, all necessary business software components are fully integrated into the standard operating system. IBM tests all these components in the context of the other components, so the entire operating system works as a single entity. Furthermore, when IBM makes changes to IBM i, it gives customers a new release of the entire operating system; thus, there are never any release conflicts between individual components of IBM i because IBM ships a complete, fully tested operating system to customers with each release.

Two benefits of this highly integrated operating system are immediately apparent to customers: fast deployment of new business solutions and a remarkably low total cost of ownership. Software integration is a principle that will continue to set the iSeries apart from its competition.