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Chapter 1.
Introduction
IBM is introducing our next generation of scale out x86 servers, called NeXtScale
System. In this chapter, we describe the client requirements that led us to its
design, the computing environment it is meant to work in, and how this
architecture was created to meet current and future business and technical
challenges.
This chapter includes the following topics:
1.1, “Evolution of data centers” on page 2
1.2, “Executive Summary of IBM NeXtScale System” on page 3
1.3, “Design points of the system” on page 6
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