PowerLinux Solution Editions

Proven solutions

PowerLinux Solution Editions are IBM Power hardware models and the Linux Operating System purchased in combination with core-business applications from IBM and from Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

The PowerLinux Solution Editions are designed to help you take advantage of the combined experience and expertise of IBM Hardware and applications from IBM and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). Linux and POWER7 are optimized to deliver services faster, with higher quality and superior economics over x86 servers. It is Industry-standard Linux, solutions tuned to the task and is binary compatible across our hardware family of servers.

Solution Editions are built on POWER7® processor-based systems, which represent a true leap forward to more intelligent systems that minimize complexity, automate processes, and reduce energy consumption, downtime and other operational costs. Solution Editions value can be measured by the total integration delivered by PowerLinux, the application function and performance, low total-cost-of ownership, and incentives through customer vouchers for IBM services. These service vouchers provide customers with expert consultation on topics such as configuration recommendations, installation, performance tuning, porting, PowerLinux Solution Developer Kit, application optimization, system optimization, cluster optimization, virtualization, and management. These topics help the customer ensure that you are getting the most benefit from your PowerLinux environment, and therefore the best return on your IT investment and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership.

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Advantages

Companies embracing Smarter Computing are implementing IT infrastructure based on the IBM Power Systems platform that is designed for data, tuned to the task and managed with cloud technologies. With Power Systems, businesses can outpace their competitors by delivering services faster, differentiate their offerings by delivering higher quality services, and turn operational cost into investment opportunity by delivering services with superior economics.

Hardware

Power Systems hardware provides the foundation for designing workload optimized systems in conjunction with software and expert domain knowledge. Power servers and blades are modular and scalable and designed from the chip through the software stack to help deliver new levels of business performance.

Operating systems

Power servers deliver flexibility and choice of operating systems to enable your business to select the best applications for your business needs. Whether running 1, 2, or all 3 - coupled with PowerVM, they maximize the benefit of Power Systems in your business.

System software

IBM's integrated approach to developing Systems and Systems Software stacks together delivers maximum utilization, availability, and flexibility helping you deliver new advantages in your business.

Solutions

IBM and IBM Business Partner solutions exploit key benefits in Power Systems that help you deliver new capabilities and new competitive advantages to your business.

Migrate to Power

Over the last five years thousands of clients have migrated to POWER. Learn how Power Systems has helped them improve their business performance, reduce risk, and establish a more secure future.