1. IBM Systems and Technology
Landstar Driving improved business economics with IBM Power Systems and IBM i
The need:
Landstar has been providing supply chain services for nearly 40 years, with transportation and logistics solutions to support the delivery of goods across the USA and globally. The company needed a flexible and robust IT platform to drive its critical applications, and a solution that would provide the investment protection to support their unique business model.
The solution:
Landstar implemented a pair of IBM Power® 570 servers to support the company’s business-critical IBM i applications. The IT environment includes other IBM software, such as IBM Rational®, IBM WebSphere® and IBM Tivoli®, as well as a core company database on IBM DB2®.
“No matter how fast Landstar grows, we have plenty of headroom.”
—Greg Beeman, director of application development, Landstar
Solution components:
IBM Power Systems™ 570 servers
IBM System Storage® tape drives
IBM i
IBM DB2® for IBM i
The benefit:
Allows control of the software portfolio value through in-house application development
Provides high performance and availability for business services
Delivers superior IT economics via a small footprint, reducing operating costs
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