The Benefits of Going Virtual

Business continuity is critical, so operations must be up and running 24×7. Data center virtualization could be the key IT needs.

Nexxar consolidates 80 servers on to Mainframe Linux

Financial services company Nexxar Group, Inc. is consolidating more than 80 x86 servers onto an IBM (NYSE: IBM) System z9 Business Class mainframe running Linux to help drive its strategy of acquiring businesses and winning new private label relationships, the companies announced today. Nexxar Group also expects to save 30% per year in related operating costs as a result of switching to the System z9.

The Integrated Stack for SUSE Linux Enterprise

IBM and Novell announce and release an integrated stack comprised of mostly open source software, the only proprietary piece is Centeris Likewise.

IBM System Z Expo in Orlando 2006 Presentations

Full listing of the presentations from the Orlando 2006 System Z Expo, some great stuff here, click on the links and download the files.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Announcement

SLERT is the acronym, real-time extensions to the Kernel and enhancements is the game.

SearchDataCenter’s List of Virtualization Steps

This is a great set of guides and implementation articles and studies for why and how to use virtualization in your data center.

What are VMWare’s Competitors?

Article intro: “Market-starter VMware may be still a giant step ahead of the competition, but other vendors, including Microsoft, are working hard at catching up. A look at VMware’s competitors:”

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Why Consider Linux on a Mainframe?

Concise and convincing article about why to bother with Linux Mainframe usage.

Two Distros at IBM

A take on the market share divisions between Red Hat and Novell SUSE at IBM, with RH taking most of the X86 market and Novell SUSE dominating on the rest of the platforms.

Linux File System Drivers for Windows – Free

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