Posted on 12/10/2009 10:02:20 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With the intention of expanding its server lineup, International Business Machines (IBM), has rolled out a new mainframe system which is specifically designed for Linux, targeting high-end x86 systems.
The new server system, which uses IBM’s specialty Linux processors, will either run on Novell SUSE or Red Hat based systems thereby bypassing the z/OS mainframe operating system.
Instead, the server includes mainframe management software as well as IBM's z/Virtual Machine system which come together to form IBM’s low-cost integrated stacks for mainframe.
Interestingly, the new system is designed to compete directly with large multicore systems used for virtualization consolidation and comes in two models with the lower one costing around $212,000.
The New York-based computer manufacturer has launched the Linux-specific line in an attempt to reduce the cost of its mainframes and had launched the z10 business class model designed specifically to compete with a broader range of enterprise servers.
(Excerpt) Read more at itproportal.com ...
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For System z users, IBM is offering eight different configurations, each targeted at a specific use case - data warehousing, application development, disaster recovery, security, electronic payments, SAP applications, service-oriented architecture applications and services, and cloud computing.
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Of course IBM has been using tweaked Linux VM servers and software since its blue suit and tie wearing cave men plugged the first stone kernel into their dinosaur powered server. µ
blue suit and tie wearing cave men
Well,...now I was a caveman....LOL!
how long will they remain “New York based”?
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