IBM unveils green Linux push (8-Aug-07)

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Full article: IBM Linux Initiative Greens Data Centers (9-Aug-07)

As part of IBM’s Big Green Project, the corporation has launched its Big Green Linux initiative. This will involve the consolidation of 3,900 data centre servers onto around 30 Linux-based System Z mainframes, reducing energy consumption by 80%. IBM also plans to unleash Linux-based server blades for virtualizing and simplifying enterprise information management. IBM believes that software can save energy consumption in data centres by improving the integration between hardware and software.

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IBM pledges to help businesses go green with Linux, while teaming up with Novell to eye up more of the open source application server market.

IBM has launched a 'Big Green Linux' initiative designed to help open source advocators make use of the technology as a way of reducing costs and energy consumption.

The move has been welcomed by the Linux Foundation and its intentions have been given the green light by two key customers - Volkswagen AG and Telefonica Moviles España - who, in parallel with the announcement, have said that they plan to consolidate their Linux workloads using IBM's POWER processor-based System p platform in a bid to get more for less money and resources.

Big Blue unveiled its new eco-friendly drive, which complements the company's previously announced efforts - dubbed Project Big Green - to make data centres greener and less power hungry - at the LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Centre events in San Francisco this week.

"Businesses, governments and clients around the world are all actively searching for ways to build cooler and more energy-efficient data centres as a way to reduce costs and address environmental concerns," said Inna Kuznetsova, IBM's global executive for Linux.

"Customers are increasingly turning to the Linux-consolidation capabilities of IBM's System z and System p platforms, which is one reason IBM estimates that approximately 30 per cent of IBM's Linux-related server revenue now comes from non-x86 platforms."

Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation, added: "At the Linux Foundation, we've realised that while there have been many recent advances in Linux power management, there are still new, untapped ways to make Linux more green. Our Green Linux initiative will leverage the power of our members, including IBM, to enhance these improvements. We expect Linux to be a leader in this area, and for Linux customers, and the environment, to realise the gains brought about by our members' efforts. We applaud IBM for continuing to focus its efforts in this important area."

IBM and Novell also used the industry events to announce additional news, pledging their allegiance to capturing a bigger slice of the open source application server market by working together. As part of the collaboration, Novell will deliver and support WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) as part of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

• Source: ITPro

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