{"id":3779,"date":"2016-02-17T11:37:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/?p=3779"},"modified":"2016-02-17T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T15:38:42","slug":"did-the-sale-of-xseries-to-lenovo-affect-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/did-the-sale-of-xseries-to-lenovo-affect-you\/3779","title":{"rendered":"Did The Sale Of xSeries To Lenovo Affect You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did The Sale Of xSeries To Lenovo Affect You?
\nHere’s the solution:<\/h2>\n

While it is still unknown about the future relationship of the US Navy, DoD, Lockheed Martin, other government departments and large primes between themselves and Lenovo, one thing is certain:\u00a0 IBM xSeries hardware still exists to be purchased.<\/p>\n

Amid security concerns of the sale of IBM xSeries servers and storage to Lenovo<\/a>, don\u2019t let this stop you from completing projects, sourcing machines and parts to keep you infrastructure up and running.<\/p>\n

Just because the hardware might be discontinued, or end of life, do not think that it is no longer available for purchase.<\/p>\n

(Summary of what Lenovo acquired<\/a>)<\/p>\n

What this means for you<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the specialties of Maximum Midrange as a company is strategic sourcing original IT hardware \u2013 both new and refurbished.\u00a0 So if you are unable to purchase Lenovo branded hardware due to restrictions, and need guaranteed original IBM xSeries hardware \u2013 Maximum Midrange is the only place you need to contact for your sourcing requirements.<\/p>\n

We have a 100% vendor approval rating<\/em> from several large primes.
\nContact us today for your original IBM xSeries needs.
\nblog@maximummidrange.com<\/a><\/strong>
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<\/a>What did Lenovo get?<\/strong>
\n– System x
\n– BladeCenter & Flex System blade servers and switches
\n– x86-based Flex integrated systems
\n– NeXtScale servers
\n– iDataPlex servers
\n– Blade networking and maintenance operations<\/p>\n

And they formed a “strategic relationship” which will include a global OEM and reseller agreement for:
\n– Storwize disk storage systems
\n– tape storage systems
\n– General Parallel File System software
\n– SmartCloud Entry offering
\n– Elements of IBM\u2019s system software portfolio (including Systems Director and Platform Computing solutions)<\/p>\n

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