The oVirt project has announced that Canonical, Cisco, IBM, Intel, NetApp, Red Hat and SUSE have joined together to help create a new open source community for the development of open virtualization platforms, including virtual management tools to manage the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor.
Posted January 25, 2012
The clouds are rolling in. And, as more organizations move to evaluate and deploy cloud technologies, there are considerations to keep in mind to help avoid being buffeted in the future by winds of change across the IT landscape. Virtualization is a step on the road to the cloud - whether it is a public or private cloud. In order to build a cloud you need to have virtualization underpinning it.
Posted January 25, 2012
Watch this Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) webcast to learn more about KVM as an enterprise-grade solution from industry leaders IBM, Red Hat and thought leader, Gary Chen, IDC analyst. This webcast, originally presented in December 2011, showcases KVM's key capabilities, including record-breaking performance, superior scalability, advanced security, as well as lower cost - companies that have deployed KVM-based solutions saved up to 80% over deploying similar configurations based on proprietary solutions.
Posted January 25, 2012
2011 was another impressive year for Linux, writes Sean Michael Kerner in an article, "Linux in 2011: What a Great Year," at LinuxPlanet.com. Kerner looks back at some of the year's highlights including the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the operating system's founding, as well as new kernels and distributions that advanced the state of Linux, new releases from Red Hat and Ubuntu, and the return of SUSE Linux as its own business unit, separate from Novell.
Posted January 25, 2012
Big data and the cloud, two important IT trends, are fueling new deployments of Linux, according to The Linux Foundation. The non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux has just released its latest report on Linux adoption trends, which includes new data about Linux's role in supporting cloud computing, big data and new, greenfield deployments.
Posted January 01, 2012
Red Hat has announced the global availability of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, with expanded capabilities for both its server and desktop virtualization management tools and its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor. With Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, Red Hat provides an open virtualization alternative to customers that offers performance, scalability, security, manageability and cost benefits.
Posted January 01, 2012
The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) is organizing its next educational webinar: "Open Virtualization for Open Clouds." The webinar is free and open to any one interested in learning more about KVM.
Posted January 01, 2012
The oVirt project has announced that Canonical, Cisco, IBM, Intel, NetApp, Red Hat and SUSE have joined together to help create a new open source community for the development of open virtualization platforms, including virtual management tools to manage the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor.
Posted January 01, 2012
The Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) has made significant gains in participation since its launch last spring - the group now has more than 240 members and has been further bolstered by the creation of the oVirt Project, writes Alan Radding in a BottomlineIT blog post, "OVA and oVIRT Drive KVM Success."
Posted January 01, 2012
The clouds are rolling in. And, as more organizations move to evaluate and deploy cloud technologies, there are considerations to keep in mind to help avoid being buffeted in the future by winds of change across the IT landscape. Virtualization is a step on the road to the cloud - whether it is a public or private cloud. In order to build a cloud you need to have virtualization underpinning it.
Posted January 01, 2012
Watch this Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) webcast to learn more about KVM as an enterprise-grade solution from industry leaders IBM, Red Hat and thought leader, Gary Chen, IDC analyst. This webcast, originally presented in December 2011, showcases KVM's key capabilities, including record-breaking performance, superior scalability, advanced security, as well as lower cost - companies that have deployed KVM-based solutions saved up to 80% over deploying similar configurations based on proprietary solutions.
Posted January 01, 2012
2011 was another impressive year for Linux, writes Sean Michael Kerner in an article, "Linux in 2011: What a Great Year," at LinuxPlanet.com. Kerner looks back at some of the year's highlights including the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the operating system's founding, as well as new kernels and distributions that advanced the state of Linux, new releases from Red Hat and Ubuntu, and the return of SUSE Linux as its own business unit, separate from Novell.
Posted January 01, 2012
For those of us who have witnessed the emergence of open virtualization technologies such as KVM, the benefits of an open approach to server virtualization can seem obvious. But one of the things that KVM has suffered from is that it has not been well explained in the marketplace. It is actually quite a geeky name if you think about it - and then explaining what KVM stands for - Kernel-based Virtual Machine - doesn't actually help to explain it much more! It would probably have been easier to attract attention if it had a cooler name but in fact it is a really good product and is now very much enterprise-ready. So we now need to get the word out about it - we need to talk about the benefits and we need to talk about why the hardware support for new virtualization hypervisors like KVM has come into the marketplace and talk about what people are doing with it.
Posted December 15, 2011
You've probably been reading about the economics of cloud computing. The promises of efficient, virtualized computing platforms are attractive: low entry cost, dynamic sizing to accommodate varying workloads, automated management, and more. The value proposition looks equally compelling for both emerging and well-established organizations.
Posted December 15, 2011
With the publication of the overall highest score ever achieved by a system using 4 processors, IBM continues to deliver leadership performance on the SPECvirt_sc2010 benchmark.
Posted December 15, 2011
Technology enabling IBM zEnterprise System users to integrate Microsoft Windows applications into the mainframe environment-an industry first-will become available from IBM on December 16th. With this new capability, end users with multi-tier applications-for example, Windows applications connected to mainframe data-can be integrated and consolidated on the same system. By bringing Windows and the mainframe together, IBM is helping clients to innovate more freely in multiple environments across z/OS, Linux, AIX and now Windows.
Posted December 15, 2011
Fedora 16, the latest version of the free open source operating system distribution, is now available from The Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration. Developed by a worldwide community, the Fedora Project collaborates closely with upstream free software project teams to provide a compelling experience for users and to access and integrate improvements and innovation rapidly.
Posted December 15, 2011
The openSUSE Project, a global open source community, has announced the general availability of openSUSE 12.1. The stable and easy-to-use multi-purpose operating system distribution helps users and developers leverage free and open source software in physical, virtual and cloud environments.
Posted December 15, 2011
The need for cost-effective, reliable solutions to IT problems has become more acute through the first decade of the 21st century.
Posted December 15, 2011
For those of us who have witnessed the emergence of open virtualization technologies such as KVM, the benefits of an open approach to server virtualization can seem obvious. But one of the things that KVM has suffered from is that it has not been well explained in the marketplace. It is actually quite a geeky name if you think about it - and then explaining what KVM stands for - Kernel-based Virtual Machine - doesn't actually help to explain it much more! It would probably have been easier to attract attention if it had a cooler name but in fact it is a really good product and is now very much enterprise-ready. So we now need to get the word out about it - we need to talk about the benefits and we need to talk about why the hardware support for new virtualization hypervisors like KVM has come into the marketplace and talk about what people are doing with it.
Posted December 15, 2011
You've probably been reading about the economics of cloud computing. The promises of efficient, virtualized computing platforms are attractive: low entry cost, dynamic sizing to accommodate varying workloads, automated management, and more. The value proposition looks equally compelling for both emerging and well-established organizations.
Posted December 15, 2011
With the publication of the overall highest score ever achieved by a system using 4 processors, IBM continues to deliver leadership performance on the SPECvirt_sc2010 benchmark. SPECvirt_sc2010 is the first-generation SPEC benchmark for evaluating the virtualization performance of data center server consolidation. The x3850 X5 server leverages fifth-generation IBM Enterprise X-Architecture, offering innovation with enhanced reliability and availability features to enable optimal performance for databases, enterprise applications, and virtualized environments. The IBM System x 3850 X5 server delivered an overall performance score of SPECvirt_sc2010 4,603 @ 282 VMs.
Posted December 15, 2011
Technology enabling IBM zEnterprise System users to integrate Microsoft Windows applications into the mainframe environment-an industry first-will become available from IBM on December 16th. With this new capability, end users with multi-tier applications-for example, Windows applications connected to mainframe data-can be integrated and consolidated on the same system. By bringing Windows and the mainframe together, IBM is helping clients to innovate more freely in multiple environments across z/OS, Linux, AIX and now Windows.
Posted December 15, 2011
Fedora 16, the latest version of the free open source operating system distribution, is now available from The Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration. Developed by a worldwide community, the Fedora Project collaborates closely with upstream free software project teams to provide a compelling experience for users and to access and integrate improvements and innovation rapidly.
Posted December 15, 2011
The openSUSE Project, a global open source community, has announced the general availability of openSUSE 12.1. The stable and easy-to-use multi-purpose operating system distribution helps users and developers leverage free and open source software in physical, virtual and cloud environments.
Posted December 15, 2011
The need for cost-effective, reliable solutions to IT problems has become more acute through the first decade of the 21st century.
Posted December 15, 2011
In this webinar, attendees will learn more about KVM as an enterprise-grade solution from industry leaders IBM, Red Hat and thought leader, Gary Chen, IDC analyst.
Posted November 09, 2011
In what it is described as the largest update to its systems portfolio this year, IBM introduced 55 new and updated server and storage technologies that can help clients gain actionable insights from data, increase IT capacity and deliver new services faster to create profitable business opportunities. The new offerings include affordable business analytics systems, automated tools for implementing security and compliance standards, and starter kits for establishing private clouds.
Posted November 09, 2011
IBM's Watson, which bested Jeopardy!'s two most successful contestants, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, continued its winning streak during a recent exhibition game played against teams of students from Harvard Business School (HBS) and the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Posted November 09, 2011
At the first-ever LinuxCon Europe held in Prague, Czech Republic (co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit and GStreamer Conference), the 3.1 Linux kernel was launched.
Posted November 09, 2011
Choosing the right virtualization foundation is critical whether you are virtualizing for the first time or transitioning to a Cloud computing model. This one-hour webinar will focus on the benefits of virtualization, alternatives, and the value of KVM and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM System x.
Posted November 09, 2011
In this webinar, attendees will learn more about KVM as an enterprise-grade solution from industry leaders IBM, Red Hat and thought leader, Gary Chen, IDC analyst.
Posted November 09, 2011
Choosing the right virtualization foundation is critical whether you are virtualizing for the first time or transitioning to a Cloud computing model.IBM System x enterprise servers represent the best of IBM X-Architecture technology, leveraging decades of mainframe server design to deliver an open and affordable, industry-standard server platform that can help tackle virtualizing your most demanding workloads. The combination of KVM, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and IBM System x systems provide performance, scalability, low cost, and - most importantly - choice for both Windows and Linux operating environments.
Posted November 09, 2011
In what it is described as the largest update to its systems portfolio this year, IBM introduced 55 new and updated server and storage technologies that can help clients gain actionable insights from data, increase IT capacity and deliver new services faster to create profitable business opportunities. The new offerings include affordable business analytics systems, automated tools for implementing security and compliance standards, and starter kits for establishing private clouds.
Posted November 09, 2011
IBM's Watson, which bested Jeopardy!'s two most successful contestants, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, continued its winning streak during a recent exhibition game played against teams of students from Harvard Business School (HBS) and the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Posted November 09, 2011
At the first-ever LinuxCon Europe held in Prague, Czech Republic (co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit and GStreamer Conference), the 3.1 Linux kernel was launched.
Posted November 09, 2011
New IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.4: Cloud-Ready Virtual Infrastructures, Now Supporting Next-Generation Hypervisor KVM
Posted October 12, 2011
Since its launch, the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) has grown to include more than 200 members, indicating the keen interest in open virtualization and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). The OVA was founded in May 2011 by industry leaders including Red Hat, SUSE, and IBM in May 2011.
Posted October 12, 2011
Earlier this year, Watson, IBM's highly intelligent machine beat the two all-time winners in Jeopardy!. Watson, named after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, is a computing system built by a team of IBM scientists who set out to accomplish a grand challenge - build a computing system that rivals a human's ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence. Of course, IBM did not spend all its time and resources just to create a system that can succeed at game shows.
Posted October 12, 2011
IBM has been selected by Yi Lian Zhong Information Technology (YLZ), a provider of information services in China, to build a cloud computing platform that will improve the life of citizens in China via an online portal for social services. With an IBM System z mainframe running Linux as the foundation, YLZ will expand its existing services available in Fujian Province to seven more Chinese provinces. This will allow them to construct a citizen livelihood service information network covering a population of 300 million. YLZ selected System z for its reliability, security and cost effectiveness. Specifically, the mainframe's ability to scale easily will help YLZ manage the unpredictable nature of transaction peaks and valleys without incurring additional costs.
Posted October 12, 2011
IBM is broadening its Power architecture licensing program to include a multi-use agreement that provides developers access to the entire lineup of Power cores with a single license. This is the first time such an option has been available for Power systems developers. Designers can now gain access to a blanket license for unlimited uses of the Power 470, Power 460 and Power 405 cores for a 5-year period. IBM also announced a new "no-barriers" license for the Power 405 core which drops the standard access fee.
Posted October 12, 2011
LiMo Foundation and The Linux Foundation have announced a new open source project, Tizen, to develop a Linux-based device software platform. Hosted at The Linux Foundation, Tizen is a standards-based, cross-architecture software platform, which supports multiple device categories including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The initial release of Tizen is targeted for Q1 2012, enabling first devices to come to market in mid-2012.
Posted October 12, 2011
IBM Systems Director VMControl provides simplified, multiplatform virtualization management from a single consistent graphical user interface. It encompasses virtual lifecycle management, virtualization image management and system pool management as an extension to the Systems Director management tool. Now, IBM has announced IBM Systems Director VMControl 2.4 (available December 16, 2011), offering IBM clients a cost-effective choice with expanded support for KVM, the next-generation open source hypervisor. VMControl's comprehensive virtualization image management capabilities help achieve cloud-ready virtual infrastructures, with faster implementations and reduced time-to-value.
Posted October 12, 2011
Since its launch, the Open Virtualization Alliance (OVA) has grown to include more than 200 members, indicating the keen interest in open virtualization and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM). The OVA was founded in May 2011 by industry leaders including Red Hat, SUSE, and IBM in May 2011.
Posted October 12, 2011
Earlier this year, Watson, IBM's highly intelligent machine beat the two all-time winners in Jeopardy!. Watson, named after IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, is a computing system built by a team of IBM scientists who set out to accomplish a grand challenge - build a computing system that rivals a human's ability to answer questions posed in natural language with speed, accuracy and confidence. Of course, IBM did not spend all its time and resources just to create a system that can succeed at game shows.
Posted October 12, 2011
IBM has been selected by Yi Lian Zhong Information Technology (YLZ), a provider of information services in China, to build a cloud computing platform that will improve the life of citizens in China via an online portal for social services. With an IBM System z mainframe running Linux as the foundation, YLZ will expand its existing services available in Fujian Province to seven more Chinese provinces. This will allow them to construct a citizen livelihood service information network covering a population of 300 million. YLZ selected System z for its reliability, security and cost effectiveness. Specifically, the mainframe's ability to scale easily will help YLZ manage the unpredictable nature of transaction peaks and valleys without incurring additional costs.
Posted October 12, 2011
IBM is broadening its Power architecture licensing program to include a multi-use agreement that provides developers access to the entire lineup of Power cores with a single license. This is the first time such an option has been available for Power systems developers. Designers can now gain access to a blanket license for unlimited uses of the Power 470, Power 460 and Power 405 cores for a 5-year period. IBM also announced a new "no-barriers" license for the Power 405 core which drops the standard access fee.
Posted October 12, 2011
LiMo Foundation and The Linux Foundation have announced a new open source project, Tizen, to develop a Linux-based device software platform. Hosted at The Linux Foundation, Tizen is a standards-based, cross-architecture software platform, which supports multiple device categories including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, netbooks and in-vehicle infotainment systems. The initial release of Tizen is targeted for Q1 2012, enabling first devices to come to market in mid-2012.
Posted October 12, 2011
LinuxCon is already the premiere Linux conference in North America, South America and Asia, providing an unmatched collaboration and education space for all matters Linux, and now The Linux Foundation is extending this event into Europe with the launch of LinuxCon Europe. LinuxCon Europe will take place October 26-28 at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic (co-located with the Linux Kernel Summit and GStreamer Conference).
Posted September 14, 2011
This comparative report provides an analysis that aids in the selection of the most appropriate platform for enterprise environments.
Posted September 14, 2011