Did you know that according to IDC (PDF, 167KB), Linux on Power and Linux on System z customers achieved an average 6.3 month payback on their intitial investment, including the initial system purchase?
In tough economic times, companies continue to turn to Linux as a lower cost, open, and flexible alternative to proprietary operating systems. Whether migrating distributed workloads to IBM System x or consolidating on IBM Power Systems or System z, Linux can help you reduce costs while gaining a competitive edge.
When migrating infrastructure to Linux, a trusted partner with a thorough, tested process is a key requirement. IBM has experience migrating thousands of clients to Linux on IBM Systems, including our own Project Big Green, where we are consolidating 3,900 servers onto just 30 mainframes running Linux.
IBM's world-class migration program is called the Migration Factory. The Migration Factory uses a five-step process that has been meticulously refined over 25 years, helping our clients migrate to IBM Systems running any supported operating system, including Linux. While no two projects are identical, the Migration Factory process helps ensure that each engagement is a success whether it's an infrastructure migration, database migration, ISV package, custom applications, or combination of all four.
Whatever your needs or current situation, IBM services and expertise are available worldwide to help you move to a Linux platform on IBM systems.
Where do I start?
Migrations can be very complex, so IBM makes it easy. Our free Server Makeover Analysis can help you understand where to begin and what to do to achieve the best return on investment and lowest total cost of ownership. IBM will develop a high-level technical and financial roadmap that identifies optimization opportunities within the server environment and the best targets for migration.
Download the Server Makeover analysis brochure (PDF,150KB) to learn more, and take the first step to understand what your options are, and help you identify what you can and should migrate.
Whitepapers and Analyst Reports
Interested in a second opinion? These whitepapers from respected industry analysts provide deeper insights into Linux on IBM Systems, as well as competitive comparisons.
- Virtualization & TCO: Linux vs. Microsoft (730KB)
Dan Olds of Gabriel Consulting Group explores the nature of virtualization adoption between Linux and Microsoft Windows shops, and discovers that broader virtualization adoption by Linux users drives lower TCO.
- Linux in the Mainstream: Growing Deployment of Business-Critical Workloads:
Al Gillen from IDC explores how and why Linux has continued to accelerate from the edge of the network into the core of the datacenter.
- Linux on the Desktop: Lessons from mainstream business adoption: (426KB)
Freeform Dynamics surveys over a thousand experienced adopters and finds that 70% of enterprise Linux desktop rollouts are driven by cost, and that for the right users the implementations are generally smoother than expected.
- Adding Business Value with Cross-Platform Solutions: (166KB)
Linux Running on IBM Servers Text: IDC interviews Power and System z mainframe customers and discovers an average payback period of 6.3 months.
- Linux and Solaris: (229KB)
An analysis of two strategies for enterprise operating systems.
- Has IBM Kept Their Linux Promise? (456KB)
Dan Olds of Gabriel Consulting Group asks whether IBM has kept the commitments they made in 1999.
- Why Consolidate Linux on IBM System P? (89KB)
Brad Day of Forrester outlines the primary reasons for consolidating Linux workloads on IBM Power Systems.
Ready to get started?
Getting started with a migration is easy. To migrate to Linux on any IBM platform - System x, Power Systems, or System z - contact IBM's Migration Factory:
- Call +1-866-migr8te, priority code 6N7BU04W
- migr8te@us.ibm.com
Or choose specific migration paths from the links below:
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