The Linux Executive Report from IBM
May 26, 2010
The Linux Executive Report from IBM: May 26, 2010. 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
In his recent Computerworld blog post, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols highlights the five best features of the latest Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration. Fedora 13 is a strong release, and because it is more user-friendly than past releases, Fedora is no longer just for Linux experts, he
IBM has opened a Center of Innovation for Linux and Open Standards in the capital city of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with the goal of driving the development and adoption of open standards and open source technologies among the businesses and government organizations of Kazakhstan. Opened under a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding, signed by IBM and the Kazakhstan Ministry of Information & Communications, the agreement covers several areas of cooperation. The IBM Center of Innovation for Linux and Open Standards will help local software developers increase their Linux and open standards expertise and better connect them to the worldwide Linux community. As part of this process, IBM will develop new ways to apply information technologies to improve business life in Kazakhstan.
A major new release of PostgreSQL, the enterprise-class open source database, is now in beta, and is expected to be released into general availability this summer. PostgreSQL version 9.0 is the first version to include built-in real-time binary database replication with query scale-out, consisting of two features, hot standby and streaming replication.
At BrainShare in Amsterdam last week, Novell launched SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which delivers enhanced virtualization capabilities, advances in high availability clustering, and more flexible maintenance and support options. As a result, customers can take advantage of the latest open source technologies to run their mission-critical services cost effectively on any platform - physical, virtual or cloud.
Inside Linux at IBM
At the IMPACT 2010 conference, IBM announced it will provide its authorized business partners with direct access to technical and industry leaders across 70 IBM Software Labs worldwide. The initiative is designed to help partners enhance their knowledge of IBM software and strategy and more quickly create business applications for a smarter planet based on IBM technology and services.
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.
A new systems software development laboratory has been opened by IBM in Manchester, England. With a focus on IBM Power Systems, the engineers in the lab develop optimization, security, and virtualization software to help clients manage emerging workloads designed to reduce data center costs. This is the latest in a series of major investments in IBM's high-end systems in 2010. The Manchester system software development laboratory follows similar investments in IBM's manufacturing and development capabilities this year in Guadalajara, Mexico, and Poughkeepsie, New York, in support of systems and storage solutions. The new facility currently supports local clients, such as the Daresbury Laboratory, and expects to support worldwide projects for international clients.
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 you currently evaluating the business benefits of running virtualization in a distributed versus mainframe environment?
Don't miss Red Hat Summit! The event, June 22-25 in Boston, provides a unique opportunity to learn about open source advancements through technical and business seminars, hands-on labs and demos, customer case studies, networking opportunities, partner displays, visionary keynotes, and direct collaboration with engineers.
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.