Analyst Papers for Download Nov 9, 2011 IDC White Paper Looks at Rise of KVM in the Virtualization Market - Server virtualization has quickly become a trusted, mainstream solution aboard x86 servers. KVM, which stands for kernel-based virtual machine, is the newest hypervisor to enter the virtualization market, and it joins a market that already has no fewer than four other major solutions in place. Like several other Type 1 hypervisors, it is embedded into an operating system (OS), namely Linux. However, the implementation of KVM into the OS is unique in several ways. This IDC white paper, which can be accessed at the Linux Library on the IBM website, examines the architecture, progression, and future of KVM as well as the related management software and surrounding ecosystem. Visit the Linux Library on the IBM website. Linux and Solaris - An Analysis of Two Strategies for Enterprise Operating Systems - Solaris or Linux: Which operating system is the better choice? Oracle has drastically changed Sun's Solaris strategy and Linux has matured. This comparative report provides an analysis that aids in the selection of the most appropriate platform for enterprise environments. It compares and contrasts the latest Linux and Solaris offerings, covering strategic implications, technical features and other selection criteria. A PDF of this white paper by Robert Frances Group is available now. Linux: IBM's Workload Optimization Growth Engine - In this research report, Clabby Analytics takes a closer look at IBM's Linux market positioning, and at how Linux is a general purpose operating environment that can operate on all three of IBM's server platforms: System x, Power Systems, and System z. This offers IT buyers two distinct benefits: 1) a consistent operating system across all three servers is easier to manage (skills can be leveraged across all three environments); and, 2) applications/workloads can be run across all three platforms (enabling an IT buyer to choose whichever platform can most efficiently execute a particular workload). IBM is the only vendor in the IT industry that offers the breadth and depth of Linux-based hardware and software in the IT industry. A PDF of the report is available. The Mainframe and the Cloud - This Bathwick Group white paper presents the potential benefits that enterprises could derive from the mainframe as a cloud environment in terms of the cost, reliability, scalability, security, and flexibility. To read this white paper, "The mainframe and the cloud - The role of the mainframe as a host environment for enterprise cloud computing," go here. Scaling Your Oracle E-Business Suite with IBM System z and Linux - According to this Ziff Davis Enterprise paper, in order to reap the full benefits of their Oracle E-Business Suite applications, organizations need to consolidate multiple instances of the same Oracle applications on fewer servers. This consolidation will enable them to realize costs savings and operational efficiencies. To read "Scaling Your Oracle E-Business Suite with IBM System z and Linux," go here.