Low-cost Linux revives IBM mainframe (again)
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| "Linux is a key to the IBM mainframe new-workload strategy," said Charlie
| Burns, a vice president of Westport, Conn.-based Saugatuck Technology Inc.
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1271789,00.html
Mainframes, Linux, and cost advantages
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| Many people have argued over the past year that the mainframe is dying out
| (again), but Burns and some very telling market trends go against that grain
| with a 180 degree turn: the mainframe is surging, and it’s all thanks to
| Linux.
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http://enterpriselinuxlog.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/09/11/mainframes-linux-and-cost-advantages/
Old hardware back in business.
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IBM mainframe zIIP and zAAP adoption still lags IFL processor
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| Although IFL has also had a slow start, adoption has taken off of late,
| especially as Linux momentum has grown. Combined with z/VM, the mainframe's
| virtualization operating system, IBM has touted IFL and the mainframe as an
| ideal consolidation platform for PizzaBox Linux servers.
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http://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid80_gci1269647,00.html
IBM revamps mainframe OS
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| The update, z/OS V1.9, will ship generally from 28 September, and includes
| the ability for a logical partition on the machine to span up to 54
| processors. Previous versions of the OS were capable of setting up partitions
| spanning only 32 processors.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/17/ibm_mainframe_upgrade/
Big Iron lives on
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| These Linux-only processors are priced approximately 90 percent
| lower than a processor utilised for a traditional mainframe workload.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9369
IBM to switch its server datacentres to mainframes
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| IBM now thinks heightened concern about energy costs gives it leverage in the
| market to sell more mainframes.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/3003A6B3A8077B1ACC257333000516D2
Big Blue goes green: IBM plans dramatic overhaul of data centers to save $250
million in energy
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| File this in the “Everything old is new again” folder. Today, IBM is
| announcing plans to consolidate about 4,000 small servers in six locations
| worldwide into 30 Linux-powered mainframes that are each about the size of a
| refrigerator. IBM says that this move will save $250 million over five years,
| reduce floor space for these servers by 85 percent, and save roughly enough
| energy to power a small town.
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http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=527
Linux drives a mainframe revival
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| Linux may not be everyone?s idea of a mainframe operating system,
| but for a growing number of large and medium-sized businesses
| the synergy between Linux and big iron is the solution to as
| ignificant problem.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Feeds/RSS/Articles/2006/11/16/219927/Linux+drives+a+mainframe+revival.htm
http://tinyurl.com/tdjgr
IBM Opens Latin America's First Mainframe Software Center
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| The System z Center also offers software training and business guidance on
| how the IBM mainframe can deliver faster and customized solutions through
| proven case studies and innovative testing techniques.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070810/0289179.html
Mainframe in comeback mode
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| We have over 1,300 independent software vendors who work with the
| Mainframe. We have 300 to 400 in the Linux arena. We have many
| business partners and some integrators too, that we work with.
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http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2007/01/01/stories/2007010100110300.htm
Linux-on-Mainframe Apps Up 100%: IBM
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| IBM recently reported a 390% jump in mainframe sites running Linux.
| It says more than 60% of its mainframe revenue is now coming from
| new workloads, with approximately 20% of the revenue and 30% of the
| MIPS coming from Linux customers, which is what has the ISVs
| interested.
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http://issj.sys-con.com/read/317754.htm
IBM touts mainframes to India
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| It wants large and mid-sized companies to consider running Linux
| virtual machines on a mainframe instead of stand-alone servers.
| It argues that not only does it bring operational efficiency -
| there's just one machine to house and manage - but it has
| performance advantages too, as a mainframe copes with demand
| spikes better than a rack-mount server
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/10/ibm_zos_india/
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