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Creating standards for cloud computing is key to its future evolution and broader adoption. What is the role of Linux in the cloud? What economic or technological advantages (if any) do open standards-based clouds have? Where else is open source software gaining traction in the cloud, and will customers choose to run a mix of open and 'private-source' software? How does the history of the evolution of Linux relate to the future of the cloud?
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
A new IBM Cloud Computing Competence Center in Ehningen, Germany, will provide a broad range of cloud solutions and services to clients locally and internationally. "The opening of this center places IBM in a strong position to meet the growing demand for cloud solutions and services in the market," states Michael Diemer, general manager, Global Technology Services, IBM Germany. "Meeting the highest standards of technological innovation and data security - which is vital to clients in sensitive areas such as insurance, banking and the public sector - the new facility joins our Cloud Delivery Center in IBM Raleigh, North Carolina as part of our globally integrated cloud delivery network. It will offer local and international clients world-class secure and cost effective cloud capabilities to meet their fast-changing business needs."
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
Vietnam Joint Stock Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank), one of the largest banking institutions in Vietnam, has selected an IBM System z10 mainframe to support the expansion of its banking businesses, which grew by over 35% last year. VietinBank worked with IBM Business Partner FPT Information System to implement the IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC) mainframe server running the Novell SUSE Linux and IBM z/VM operating systems.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
Dr. Michael Karasick is vice president of technical and business strategy, IBM Software Group. In this role, he engages with partners and customers as well as IBM's internal staff to help change and improve IBM's product lines and communicate IBM's technical strategy and roadmap. He talked with The IBM LinuxLine about considerations when taking a cloud approach and why open standards and interoperability are necessary for application and data portability. "Everybody thinks that the cloud is profoundly different from today in a technical point of view and it is frankly not," Karasick observes.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
 
Inside Linux at IBM
The Linux Journal is conducting a survey of Linux and open source favorites, and IBM has been nominated for the best Linux Server Vendor. Please consider going to the Linux Journal website to cast your vote for your Linux favorites; don't forget to vote for Best Linux Server Vendor!
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
IBM is delivering a beta version of business-grade collaboration software for use with devices that run the Google Android operating system. "IBM is committed to supporting the vast array of mobile devices out there including the Android platform," says Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, messaging and collaboration, IBM. Lotus Notes Traveler for Android beta version is no-charge software that can be downloaded by Lotus Notes customers and provides two-way, over-the-air synchronization of information between Lotus Domino and mobile devices.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
IBM is delivering a beta version of business-grade collaboration software for use with devices that run the Google Android operating system. "IBM is committed to supporting the vast array of mobile devices out there including the Android platform," says Kevin Cavanaugh, vice president, messaging and collaboration, IBM. Lotus Notes Traveler for Android beta version is no-charge software that can be downloaded by Lotus Notes customers and provides two-way, over-the-air synchronization of information between Lotus Domino and mobile devices.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
Did you miss a webcast covering important information about technologies you need to learn more about? IBM offers replays on-demand of webcasts presented by IBM experts and partners.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
IBM's solutions for New Intelligence — running on Linux — enable you to unlock the insights in your data, without overspending to do so. You can crystallize trends, patterns and anomalies that yield valuable insights without retraining your employees each time your IT needs change.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
Most organizations today use various electronic forms of collaboration such as electronic documents, email and instant messaging to connect people across the organization. But, as trends go, there are new challenges associated with managing the environments and electronic content with the technologies used today. Organizations need to address these challenges by implementing cost-effective solutions to find information and share ideas rapidly and beyond traditional organizational boundaries.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
 
Inside IBM's Linux Partners
New Aberdeen reports on best practices for decreasing cost and improving processing power on the mainframe are available now. Are mainframes complex, power-hungry, hard to support? Or are they lean, powerful, and invaluable to the modern IT infrastructure? New Aberdeen research reports point to the latter: mainframe users can decrease cost and improve processing power by supporting critical enterprise applications on the mainframe.Three new Aberdeen reports are available for a limited time now.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
Are you currently evaluating the business benefits of running virtualization in a distributed versus mainframe environment?
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
If you are considering virtualizing Red Hat workloads, join this four-part webinar series for a look at Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
This webcast hosted by Novell and IBM discusses the highly scalable, superior IT optimization and workload consolidation that System z delivers to a virtualized environment. Learn how virtualization on System z compares to VMware in a distributed environment and see how its scale-up architecture can support more than 1000 virtual servers inside a single mainframe. Access the webcast featuring a presentation by Reed Mullen of the IBM System z team here.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
The Oracle/Sun/Solaris merger has many people thinking about their data center infrastructure and new options as they look ahead. Understanding some of the key technical considerations when looking to migrate your applications can help you better understand the issues and reduce the risk.
Posted 21 Jul 2010 / July 21, 2010 Issue
 
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