Extending its reach in China, IBM has opened its first Linux innovation center for Power Systems clients and business partners. The Power Systems Linux Center, located inside IBM's China Systems Center in Beijing, will make it simpler for software developers to build and deploy new applications for big data, cloud, mobile and social business computing on open technology building blocks using Linux and the latest IBM POWER 7+ processor technology. Along with the IBM Power Systems Linux Center, IBM is also announcing a new collaboration with Red Hat and SUSE to meet increasing demand from businesses in China for optimized and pre-integrated computing systems running enterprise applications on Linux.
Posted May 30, 2013
The increasing demand for cloud computing, along with keen interest in virtualization and mobile technologies, is fortifying the position of Linux in the enterprise, according to The Linux Foundation's third annual study on Linux adoption by the world's largest enterprises. Among the key findings from The Linux Foundation's 2013 Enterprise End User Report on enterprise Linux use, is the fact that more than 80% of respondents expect to increase the number of Linux servers over the next five years.
Posted May 30, 2013
The increasing demand for cloud computing, along with keen interest in virtualization and mobile technologies, is fortifying the position of Linux in the enterprise, according to The Linux Foundation's third annual study on Linux adoption by the world's largest enterprises. Among the key findings from The Linux Foundation's 2013 Enterprise End User Report on enterprise Linux use, is the fact that more than 80% of respondents expect to increase the number of Linux servers over the next five years.
Posted May 30, 2013
Two years after Watson's winning performance on the game show Jeopardy!, the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor has been launched by IBM, providing a system to help customer-facing personnel assist consumers more quickly than previously possible. Delivered through cloud-delivered services and online chat sessions, IBM Watson will empower customer service agents to provide fast, data-driven answers, or sit directly in the hands of consumers via mobile device. In one click, the solution's "Ask Watson" feature will quickly help address customers' questions, offer feedback to guide their purchase decisions, and troubleshoot their problems.
Posted May 30, 2013
Two years after Watson's winning performance on the game show Jeopardy!, the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor has been launched by IBM, providing a system to help customer-facing personnel assist consumers more quickly than previously possible. Delivered through cloud-delivered services and online chat sessions, IBM Watson will empower customer service agents to provide fast, data-driven answers, or sit directly in the hands of consumers via mobile device. In one click, the solution's "Ask Watson" feature will quickly help address customers' questions, offer feedback to guide their purchase decisions, and troubleshoot their problems.
Posted May 30, 2013
IBM is spearheading the development and adoption of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for financial services firms. On May 2, IBM will launch the KVM Center of Excellence for Wall Street located in New York City with a grand opening event for IBM clients and business partners in the financial services industry. This center will act as the hub for KVM-related trainings, client and partner briefings and thought leadership.
Posted April 24, 2013
IBM is spearheading the development and adoption of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for financial services firms. On May 2, IBM will launch the KVM Center of Excellence for Wall Street located in New York City with a grand opening event for IBM clients and business partners in the financial services industry. This center will act as the hub for KVM-related trainings, client and partner briefings and thought leadership.
Posted April 24, 2013
What is driving KVM's momentum in the enterprise? That question is addressed in a new blog by Radhesh Balakrishnan, Global Leader, Virtualization, Red Hat, and Jean Staten Healy, Director, Worldwide Linux and Open Virtualization, IBM, in which they reflect on KVM's growing strength.
Posted April 24, 2013
What is driving KVM's momentum in the enterprise? That question is addressed in a new blog by Radhesh Balakrishnan, Global Leader, Virtualization, Red Hat, and Jean Staten Healy, Director, Worldwide Linux and Open Virtualization, IBM, in which they reflect on KVM's growing strength.
Posted April 24, 2013
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux, announced the founding of the OpenDaylight Project, a community-led and industry-supported open source framework that will accelerate adoption, foster new innovation and create a more open and transparent approach to software-defined networking (SDN).
Posted April 24, 2013
The Linux Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux, announced the founding of the OpenDaylight Project, a community-led and industry-supported open source framework that will accelerate adoption, foster new innovation and create a more open and transparent approach to software-defined networking (SDN).
Posted April 24, 2013
Avnet Technology Solutions, a global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc., has selected IBM SmartCloud as the foundation for Avnet Cloud Solutions, a portfolio of cloud offerings for small and midsize businesses in India.
Posted April 24, 2013
Avnet Technology Solutions, a global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc., has selected IBM SmartCloud as the foundation for Avnet Cloud Solutions, a portfolio of cloud offerings for small and midsize businesses in India.
Posted April 24, 2013
The Xen Project - an open source virtualization platform licensed under the GPLv2 with a similar governance structure to the Linux kernel - is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. Commenting on the support for Xen and how that relates to KVM, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin writes in a blog, "The open source model is predicated upon freedom of choice, so supporting a range of open source virtualization platforms and facilitating collaboration across open source communities is a priority for The Linux Foundation."
Posted April 24, 2013
The Xen Project - an open source virtualization platform licensed under the GPLv2 with a similar governance structure to the Linux kernel - is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project. Commenting on the support for Xen and how that relates to KVM, Linux Foundation Executive Director Jim Zemlin writes in a blog, "The open source model is predicated upon freedom of choice, so supporting a range of open source virtualization platforms and facilitating collaboration across open source communities is a priority for The Linux Foundation."
Posted April 24, 2013
In a new blog, titled "KVM Goes to Work," Jean Staten Healy, Director, Worldwide Linux and Open Virtualization at IBM, looks at the key areas for KVM's growing strength in the enterprise: Over the past year, we have seen a marked shift in the conversation around KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). Questions early on focused on whether the open source hypervisor could be trusted as an enterprise-grade virtualization solution. We think that question has been answered with a resounding "Yes, KVM is ready for business!" Most recently, we demonstrated with a first-ever virtualized x86 TPC-C benchmark result that even the most demanding and complex workloads can be virtualized - with KVM.
Posted March 28, 2013
In a new blog, titled "KVM Goes to Work," Jean Staten Healy, Director, Worldwide Linux and Open Virtualization at IBM, looks at the key areas for KVM's growing strength in the enterprise: Over the past year, we have seen a marked shift in the conversation around KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). Questions early on focused on whether the open source hypervisor could be trusted as an enterprise-grade virtualization solution. We think that question has been answered with a resounding "Yes, KVM is ready for business!" Most recently, we demonstrated with a first-ever virtualized x86 TPC-C benchmark result that even the most demanding and complex workloads can be virtualized - with KVM.
Posted March 28, 2013
SUSE has received Common Criteria Certificates at Evaluation Assurance Level EAL4, augmented by ALC_FLR.3 (EAL4+) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 including KVM virtualization and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z 11 SP2. The certifications show that commercial and government agencies with environments that demand proven security assurance can trust SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to handle sensitive information affordably with an internationally agreed-upon and widely adopted standard for security evaluation.
Posted March 28, 2013
SUSE has received Common Criteria Certificates at Evaluation Assurance Level EAL4, augmented by ALC_FLR.3 (EAL4+) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 including KVM virtualization and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z 11 SP2. The certifications show that commercial and government agencies with environments that demand proven security assurance can trust SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to handle sensitive information affordably with an internationally agreed-upon and widely adopted standard for security evaluation.
Posted March 28, 2013
In a new post on the CloudPro website, Ian Murphy poses the question of whether it is time for KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) "to be given a fair shake." The open source hypervisor, which is available as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Canonical Ubuntu, has become a competitor to established products, including VMware's vSphere, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Citrix's Xen, Murphy observes. I
Posted March 28, 2013
In a new post on the CloudPro website, Ian Murphy poses the question of whether it is time for KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) "to be given a fair shake." The open source hypervisor, which is available as part of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise and Canonical Ubuntu, has become a competitor to established products, including VMware's vSphere, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Citrix's Xen, Murphy observes. I
Posted March 28, 2013
IIBM announced that all of its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture in order to ensure that innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of insecure and difficult-to-manage offerings. As the first step, IBM unveiled a new private cloud offering based on the open sourced OpenStack software that significantly speeds and simplifies managing an enterprise-grade cloud.
Posted March 28, 2013
IIBM announced that all of its cloud services and software will be based on an open cloud architecture in order to ensure that innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of insecure and difficult-to-manage offerings. As the first step, IBM unveiled a new private cloud offering based on the open sourced OpenStack software that significantly speeds and simplifies managing an enterprise-grade cloud.
Posted March 28, 2013
IDC has released a white paper, "KVM: Open Virtualization Becomes Enterprise Grade." IDC's Gary Chen writes that x86 server virtualization has quickly become a trusted, mainstream solution.
Posted March 28, 2013
IDC has released a white paper, "KVM: Open Virtualization Becomes Enterprise Grade." IDC's Gary Chen writes that x86 server virtualization has quickly become a trusted, mainstream solution.
Posted March 28, 2013
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), a Linux certification organization, is making changes to its LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification programs. The new objectives for these certifications are presently under development. New exams will be available in English on October 1, 2013 with local translations and pricing to be announced.
Posted February 28, 2013
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), a Linux certification organization, is making changes to its LPIC-2 and LPIC-3 certification programs. The new objectives for these certifications are presently under development. New exams will be available in English on October 1, 2013 with local translations and pricing to be announced.
Posted February 28, 2013
IBM accelerated its strategy to enable businesses of all sizes to leverage the benefits of big data and cloud computing with new Power Systems and Storage Systems. The new systems, which include two new PowerLinux Systems, are aimed at helping to provide deep insights into big data, simplify data storage in the cloud, and reduce costs through consolidation.
Posted February 28, 2013
IBM accelerated its strategy to enable businesses of all sizes to leverage the benefits of big data and cloud computing with new Power Systems and Storage Systems. The new systems, which include two new PowerLinux Systems, are aimed at helping to provide deep insights into big data, simplify data storage in the cloud, and reduce costs through consolidation.
Posted February 28, 2013
Ericsson has introduced the Ericsson Cloud System, a cloud solution for carriers and service providers. The Ericsson Cloud System enables distributed cloud capabilities such as computing and storage capabilities in the network, resulting in a better experience when using cloud applications, and more efficient utilization of network resources. According to Ericsson, the new solution will help address an increasing focus on quality of experience among smartphone users. With operators looking for new revenue, the company says, networks and the cloud need to evolve in parallel.
Posted February 28, 2013
Ericsson has introduced the Ericsson Cloud System, a cloud solution for carriers and service providers. The Ericsson Cloud System enables distributed cloud capabilities such as computing and storage capabilities in the network, resulting in a better experience when using cloud applications, and more efficient utilization of network resources. According to Ericsson, the new solution will help address an increasing focus on quality of experience among smartphone users. With operators looking for new revenue, the company says, networks and the cloud need to evolve in parallel.
Posted February 28, 2013
A new performance result reveals that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor delivered unprecedented storage I/O performance with the highest virtualized storage I/O rates ever reported for a single virtual machine. The new result shows that KVM delivered 50% better performance than competing hypervisors, as well as low latency and consistent throughput for I/O requests.
Posted February 28, 2013
A new performance result reveals that the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor delivered unprecedented storage I/O performance with the highest virtualized storage I/O rates ever reported for a single virtual machine. The new result shows that KVM delivered 50% better performance than competing hypervisors, as well as low latency and consistent throughput for I/O requests.
Posted February 28, 2013
Demonstrating that even the most demanding and complex workloads can be virtualized, IBM has announced that the company has achieved its lowest-ever cost/transaction rate with KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). The results were achieved with IBM's x3650M4 platform, a high-performance 2-socket, 2U x86 server; IBM DB2 ESE 9.7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4; and KVM.
Posted February 28, 2013
Demonstrating that even the most demanding and complex workloads can be virtualized, IBM has announced that the company has achieved its lowest-ever cost/transaction rate with KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). The results were achieved with IBM's x3650M4 platform, a high-performance 2-socket, 2U x86 server; IBM DB2 ESE 9.7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4; and KVM.
Posted February 28, 2013
In a new blog, Kelly Beavers, vice president and business line executive, IBM Systems Software, writes about IBM SmartCloud Entry, which now supports the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor. The result, she explains, is that with just one product, customers can support virtual machines that are running on KVM, VMware, and/or PowerVM: Cloud computing is one of those technologies for which people have differing definitions, but SmartCloud Entry does the most basic things that just about everyone expects from a cloud solution: web-based provisioning for a cloud, and a pay-as-you go model. SmartCloud Entry supports those two critical capabilities with a couple of key attributes that decrease risk to organizations. First, it makes it really simple for a company that is new to the cloud to get started with a private cloud safely and behind their own firewall, and second, it does so with pricing that is completely affordable for the mid-market.
Posted February 28, 2013
In a new blog, Kelly Beavers, vice president and business line executive, IBM Systems Software, writes about IBM SmartCloud Entry, which now supports the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor. The result, she explains, is that with just one product, customers can support virtual machines that are running on KVM, VMware, and/or PowerVM: Cloud computing is one of those technologies for which people have differing definitions, but SmartCloud Entry does the most basic things that just about everyone expects from a cloud solution: web-based provisioning for a cloud, and a pay-as-you go model. SmartCloud Entry supports those two critical capabilities with a couple of key attributes that decrease risk to organizations. First, it makes it really simple for a company that is new to the cloud to get started with a private cloud safely and behind their own firewall, and second, it does so with pricing that is completely affordable for the mid-market.
Posted February 28, 2013
In a new blog, Kelly Beavers, vice president and business line executive, IBM Systems Software, writes about IBM SmartCloud Entry, which now supports the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor. The result, she explains, is that with just one product, customers can support virtual machines that are running on KVM, VMware, and/or PowerVM: Cloud computing is one of those technologies for which people have differing definitions, but SmartCloud Entry does the most basic things that just about everyone expects from a cloud solution: web-based provisioning for a cloud, and a pay-as-you go model. SmartCloud Entry supports those two critical capabilities with a couple of key attributes that decrease risk to organizations. First, it makes it really simple for a company that is new to the cloud to get started with a private cloud safely and behind their own firewall, and second, it does so with pricing that is completely affordable for the mid-market.
Posted January 24, 2013
In a new blog, Kelly Beavers, vice president and business line executive, IBM Systems Software, writes about IBM SmartCloud Entry, which now supports the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) hypervisor. The result, she explains, is that with just one product, customers can support virtual machines that are running on KVM, VMware, and/or PowerVM: Cloud computing is one of those technologies for which people have differing definitions, but SmartCloud Entry does the most basic things that just about everyone expects from a cloud solution: web-based provisioning for a cloud, and a pay-as-you go model. SmartCloud Entry supports those two critical capabilities with a couple of key attributes that decrease risk to organizations. First, it makes it really simple for a company that is new to the cloud to get started with a private cloud safely and behind their own firewall, and second, it does so with pricing that is completely affordable for the mid-market.
Posted January 24, 2013
Server virtualization will remain a top priority for many IT organizations and vendor go-to-market strategies 2013, writes senior analyst Mark Bowker in a blog on the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) website. However, organizations will not be relying on a single hypervisor, says Bowker, who points to an ESG research brief, Multiple Hypervisor Usage Trends, in which nearly-two thirds (65%) of respondent organizations report using more than one hypervisor,
Posted January 24, 2013
Server virtualization will remain a top priority for many IT organizations and vendor go-to-market strategies 2013, writes senior analyst Mark Bowker in a blog on the Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) website. However, organizations will not be relying on a single hypervisor, says Bowker, who points to an ESG research brief, Multiple Hypervisor Usage Trends, in which nearly-two thirds (65%) of respondent organizations report using more than one hypervisor,
Posted January 24, 2013
Canonical has announced a smart phone interface for its operating system, Ubuntu. The Linux-based software will allow users to run desktop apps on their handsets, so that they double for PCs when docked to monitors, writes Leo Kelion in an article for BBC News. According to Kelion, the code will initially be released as a file which can be installed on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone, replacing Android. Kelion also reports that Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and vice president, products, at Canonical, says he is talking with manufacturers about devices to be sold with the system pre-installed within the year.
Posted January 24, 2013
Canonical has announced a smart phone interface for its operating system, Ubuntu. The Linux-based software will allow users to run desktop apps on their handsets, so that they double for PCs when docked to monitors, writes Leo Kelion in an article for BBC News. According to Kelion, the code will initially be released as a file which can be installed on Samsung's Galaxy Nexus phone, replacing Android. Kelion also reports that Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and vice president, products, at Canonical, says he is talking with manufacturers about devices to be sold with the system pre-installed within the year.
Posted January 24, 2013
Red Hat announced the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9. The release, which marks the beginning of Production Phase 2 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, maintains Red Hat's commitment to a 10-year lifecycle through the introduction of several new features, including hardware enablement, security, standards and certifications, developer tools, and virtualization.
Posted January 24, 2013
Red Hat announced the next minor release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9. The release, which marks the beginning of Production Phase 2 of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, maintains Red Hat's commitment to a 10-year lifecycle through the introduction of several new features, including hardware enablement, security, standards and certifications, developer tools, and virtualization.
Posted January 24, 2013
Sean Michael Kerner looks back at the major Linux releases of 2012 and the important new capabilities each added in a new LinuxPlanet article. It was a year of non-stop progress for Linux kernel developers, and in total, seven major Linux kernels were released during the year adding a long list of new features along the way, writes Kerner. From Linux 3.2, the first kernel of 2012 released in early January, to Linux 3.7 which debuted in early December, Kerner itemizes the key advances in each. Linux 3.3, released in March was notable for the return of Android, he writes, while KVM virtualization got a boost in May with Linux 3.4, which expanded the maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be supported in Linux.
Posted January 24, 2013
Sean Michael Kerner looks back at the major Linux releases of 2012 and the important new capabilities each added in a new LinuxPlanet article. It was a year of non-stop progress for Linux kernel developers, and in total, seven major Linux kernels were released during the year adding a long list of new features along the way, writes Kerner. From Linux 3.2, the first kernel of 2012 released in early January, to Linux 3.7 which debuted in early December, Kerner itemizes the key advances in each. Linux 3.3, released in March was notable for the return of Android, he writes, while KVM virtualization got a boost in May with Linux 3.4, which expanded the maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be supported in Linux.
Posted January 24, 2013
Red Hat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ManageIQ, a privately-held company, for approximately $104 million in cash. ManageIQ is a provider of enterprise cloud management and automation solutions that help organizations to deploy and manage private clouds, virtualized infrastructures and virtual desktops. With the addition of ManageIQ technologies to its portfolio, Red Hat says it will expand the reach of its hybrid cloud management solutions for enterprises.
Posted January 24, 2013
Red Hat has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ManageIQ, a privately-held company, for approximately $104 million in cash. ManageIQ is a provider of enterprise cloud management and automation solutions that help organizations to deploy and manage private clouds, virtualized infrastructures and virtual desktops. With the addition of ManageIQ technologies to its portfolio, Red Hat says it will expand the reach of its hybrid cloud management solutions for enterprises.
Posted January 24, 2013