Introduction to Expert
Integrated Systems
Ali Shadman
Senior Vice President of Global
Upgrades and Business Cloud
30 Years Experience on IBM
• One of the world’s largest
providers for System i
• 3 decades of developing,
implementing, supporting ERP
solutions on IBM platforms
• World’s 3rd largest provider of
enterprise applications & services
• More than 75,000 customers
in 164 countries
• +19,000 on IBM
• Infor10 suites are built to meet the
specific needs of an industry
• PowerFlex10 program
Challenges Our Customers Face
Software modifications
Changing how work is done
• Companies must react quickly to
changing business needs
• Consumer IT is changing business IT
• They want out of the business of
writing software
• They want packaged, industryspecific solutions
Speed & agility
• Apps must be intuitive & insightful,
supporting collaboration
• Access anytime anywhere on
Web, phone, tablet
Business complexity
• Rising demand for speed
& lower costs
• Standardization & simplification
are key drivers
• Speed must be a competitive
differentiator
• App & infrastructure levels must
be less complex
• Our customers need IT solutions
that don’t make them wait
• Industry Vertical Business
Process as a Service
Impact on Application Platforms
• Increased simplification & standardization
• Faster time to deployment
• Easier application management
• Optimized system performance
• Reduced IT footprint
• Maximized use of resources
• Lower cost of ownership
Beyond Infrastructure Convergence,
Need for a System of Services
OS, Virtualization &
Middleware
Compute
Storage
Network
Integration creates optimized
runtime services
Convergence creates HW services
Infor and IBM Know How
Applications
Apps use of standardized services
simplifies construction of
specialized systems
Creating an Integrated Industry Solution
Applications
OS, Virtualization &
Middleware
Compute
Storage
Network
Use of Flex resources reduces
deployment, yields better
performance & supportability
Use of IBM optimized runtime stack
reduces development & test time and
enhances customer experience
Consolidated system footprint in a
single unit greatly simplifies
configuration & deployment
Simplified Optimization of Workloads
Combining Infor ION and IBM
management tools enables a hybrid
platform that can handle intelligent
management of application and
systems in a distributed architecture.
Hosted Private
On-Prem
Public
Infor on IBM PureSystems
Infor10 ERP iEnterprise (LX)
Available now
Infor10 ERP Discrete iEnterprise(XA)
Available now
Lawson M3
Available now
ION on Wintel
Available now
Infor10 ERP iBusiness (System 21)
Q2 CY12
Infor10 HCM iEnterprise (Infinium)
Q2 CY12
Infor10 Financials iEnterprise (Infinium)
Q2 CY12
Infor10 ERP Enterprise (LN)–virtual appliance on AIX
Q3 CY12
Infor10 ERP Enterprise (LN)–Linux/DB2/Websphere on Intel
Available now
Infor10 ERP Enterprise (LN)–AIX/DB2/Websphere on IBM Power
Available now
IBM PureFlex System
IBM Pure Application
System