Frontier Solutions Group Announces IBM FlashSystem Proof-of-Concept Program

Frontier Solutions Group (FrontierSG),
a Michigan-based provider of IT solutions, announces an IBM FlashSystem Proof-of-Concept
Program.

On-site demo equipment is available for companies wishing to see the benefits
of implementing flash memory technology in their I/O intensive environments.
Organizations concerned with application or database performance, quality of
end-user experience, licensing costs, or power and space issues should consider
taking advantage of this valuable free offer.

"As part of the onsite engagement,
we offer an assessment of each customer’s storage environment to determine
targeted improvement areas," says Paul Wieland, FrontierSG CEO. "With the integration of IBM FlashSystem, the
overwhelming majority of customers report decreasing I/O wait time and latency,
while experiencing accelerated workload performance."

With FlashSystem in IT stack, CPU utilization and efficiency improves
and fewer CPU cores are required; licensing costs associated with database,
applications and virtualization are reduced. IBM incorporates industry technology which yields storage latency measured in microseconds, not
milliseconds. Additionally, FlashSystem has environmental benefits; consuming
only about 20% of the power and cooling required for traditional spinning disk.

"The Proof of Concept is a great
benefit to our customers or anyone using Oracle Database," says Mark
Rahrig, business development, Frontier Solutions Group. "The entire system can be installed and
configured in about 30 minutes and uses only 1U of rack space. The reporting
tools on the system will allow users to immediately view performance
information, and determine improvement areas and cost benefits. You don’t have
to believe all the marketing hype, just put it in and see for yourself."

Frontier Solutions Group, a subsidiary of Frontier Computer Corporation,
offers IT solutions incorporating POWER Servers, System
x, the full line of midrange and enterprise IBM Storage Systems products, and
PureFlex, a powerful and flexible system offering that makes implementing and
applying IT technology simpler, faster and more effective.