Innovation Center

SERVICES

Proof of Concept

Use our equipment to test and experiment with the functionality of your new applications. This way you leave your business technology infrastructure untouched while you install and text new applications on our equipment. AND you have access technology experts.

We replicate your IT environment, walk you through implementation, and show you just how your solution will work with you get home.

There is no charge for this service, because we want to do everything possible for you to ensure you will be pleased with your solution once it’s in place.

Demonstrations

We want to help you to decide which solutions will work best for your business. In addition to multiple disk and tape solutions, we can demonstrate the following solutions in all environments: BladeCenter, System x, VMware, POWER6 for AIX and POWER6 for i.

Server Management
  • IBM Director
  • IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  • VMware Virtual Center
Server Virtualization
  • PowerVM – AIX Partitioning
  • PowerVM Partitioning
  • VMware
Storage Management
  • Tivoli Storage Manager
  • Tivoli Productivity Center
  • IBM SAN Volume Controller (Virtualization)
Disaster Recovery
  • PowerHA for AIX
  • SVC - Storage Virtualization
  • Tivoli Storage Manager
  • Tivoli FastBack
Information Management
  • Cognos Business Intelligence
  • Cognos Performance Management
  • IBM InfoSphere
  • IBM DB2

Disaster Recovery Testing

Prove your procedures will work –or won’t – when disaster strikes! Bring your backup tapes. Crash your system. Restore your environment. As many times as you want. Simulate true disaster experiences that could render your system unavailable in the real world.

DR Testing is a fee-based service, but it’s a cost much less expensive than the business you’ll lose if your plan doesn’t work when it needs to.

Internet Security Systems Demonstrations

The LRS Innovation Center is one of a very few facilities nationwide to integrate a complete solution on the latest IBM technologies. IBM’s Best-in-Class Internet Security Solutions (ISS) for enterprise and midrange businesses are available in a demonstration or lab environment. These include:

  • IBM Proventia Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
  • IBM Proventia Anomaly Detection Packet Collector
  • IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security (MFS)
  • IBM Proventia Enterprise Scanner
  • IBM Proventia Management SiteProtector