In a recent guest blog post on linux.com, Jim Wasko, Director of IBM’s Linux Technology Center, explains the significance of IBM’s announcement about a Power Systems version of KVM, PowerKVM, on IBM’s next generation Power Systems servers tuned for Linux:
KVM (Kernel based Virtual Machine) is a leading open source virtualization technology and an important tool in any Linux administrator’s handbook, especially with the increased adoption of cloud technologies such as OpenStack and the need for hypervisors to better manage compute, network and storage resources. The "potential" of KVM for enterprises is incredibly valuable far beyond its origins – just like Linux … read on.