As many of you will have seen, IBM announced, on the 23rd January 2014, the proposed sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo. This is subject to regulatory approval.
The threat of sale has been hanging over the x86 business since it was first reported nearly twelve months ago; there is now clarity that this will happen with Lenovo confirmed as the purchaser.
Peter Reakes, Sales Director at Celerity commented “This is positive news for both Celerity and more importantly for our customers.
“Lenovo has a proven track record of working with IBM including the purchase of their Desktop business some nine years ago. Since then Lenovo has invested in the products and taken the brand to ‘No.1’ worldwide. This should give us all confidence that our investment in System x and PureFlex technologies will be safeguarded moving forward.
"There are still a number of areas which need clarification, not least how the inclusion of PureFlex in the sale will affect the overall Pure portfolio. Celerity will keep their customers informed as the answers become clearer”, added Peter.
IBM will continue to invest in their System z brand, power technologies and storage and has also announced a major investment in the 'Watson' technology.
Your Celerity account manager will keep you abreast of developments in person but should you have any other questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us.
To view the full IBM announcement please click here.
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