The Linux Executive Report from IBM
August 27, 2009
The Linux Executive Report from IBM: August 27, 2009. A monthly summary of important trends and market research, case studies and information about IBM's Linux initiatives of interest to senior management.
Linux News
It is really Unix, and particularly Sun Solaris, that is most feeling the heat of competition from Linux in the server operating system arena, notes Dave Rosenberg in a recent CNET article. Rosenberg adds that during a recent IBM analyst meeting, Inna Kuznetsova, director, Cross-IBM Linux Strategy and IBM Power Systems Business Development, said the Linux business is growing in size. More than 1,800 clients have moved from other platforms to IBM and almost 50% of those migrations included Linux. In addition, IBM doubled its Sun customer wins between Q1 and Q3 of this year.
Last week the Linux Foundation, of which IBM is a platinum member, released an update to its landmark 2008 study of who contributes to the Linux kernel. Again, IBM was the top systems vendor on the list, which spans over 4 years of kernel development.
IBM has announced the System z Solution Edition Series, including seven packages of integrated hardware, software and services designed to help customers deploy new enterprise workloads.
Inside Linux at IBM
IBM, the Premier Sponsor of the Red Hat Summit 2009, September 1-4 in Chicago, is presenting four breakout sessions for the Red Hat Summit, each focused on key technology trends, including cloud computing, virtualization, System z and Linux, and consolidation of SAP environments with Power Systems. These are in addition to the IBM keynote by Bob Sutor on Wednesday morning.
Attend this webcast and get a clear view from IBM and IBM's business partner, Novell, on Linux and cloud computing.