IBM says goodbye to x86 servers, the entire line is sold to Lenovo

IBM has long wanted to get rid of x86 servers in its server line and, it seems, it finally succeeded - thanks to it, Lenovo is becoming one of the largest suppliers of server hardware in the world, acquiring such server lines as System x, BladeCenter, and others. amounted to 2.3 billion dollars.


It is quite possible that this was a forced move due to the inability to find other buyers, as IBM had previously negotiated the sale of x86 servers to Dell, which apparently refused the offer of the blue giant. It is also worth noting that Lenovo got not only the server - according to a strategic agreement between IBM and Lenovo, the latter will act as a reseller of storage and cloud computing systems of IBM, as well as some of their production software. In addition, about 7,500 IBM employees worldwide will move to Lenovo.
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Let me remind you that in 2005, Lenovo bought from the same IBM their business for the production of desktops and laptops.