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Think beyond what you'd expect from IT. Focus on what you need. Virtualization & consolidation - transform businesses of all sizes, all over the world. Learn how clients have put Linux on System z (z10, z9, zSeries) to work for them to lower cost and reduce energy consumption.
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Computacenter helps clients cut costs with the Enterprise Linux Server (PDF, 204KB)
“Consolidating multiple servers onto a single Enterprise Linux Server can reduce power and cooling requirements by up to 90 percent.” - Paul Casey, Datacentre Platforms Practice Leader at Computacenter. “We expect to see consolidation ratios in the region of nearly 30-to-1 per processor when consolidating distributed x86 servers,” says Paul Casey. “This means we expect our customers to see significant savings derived from reductions in server footprints, simplified infrastructure, lower software costs and a flexible and simplified infrastructure which is easy to manage.”
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Bank of Russia saves US$400 million per year by consolidating to IBM System z9
The Bank’s new infrastructure is an excellent example of what IBM terms the “new enterprise data center”: an efficient, simplified, virtualized, highly resilient set of shared resources capable of responding dynamically to business demands. “Using virtualization to consolidate more than 200 distributed servers on just four IBM System z9 mainframes is a great advantage in terms of hardware licensing and energy costs, and decommissioning the 74 existing data centers was another major saving”, says Mikhail Senatorov, Deputy Chairman, Bank of Russia. |
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IZB Informatik-Zentrum delivers a flexible, highly secure application infrastructure on IBM System z
According to IZB Informatik-Zentrum, faster development cycles have been a major benefit of migrating to the IBM System z infrastructure. Today, IZB Informatik-Zentrum uses IBM WebSphere Application Server in a 64-bit mode and has successfully deployed Enterprise JavaBeans applications running under z/OS. The company is using Linux on IBM System z under IBM z/VM to serve several different Web applications, including Beta Web Enabler from BetaSystems, MediaWiki and IBM WebSphere Studio Application Monitor software. |
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Univar extends computing capabilities with IBM System z9
Our business was really taking off at an exponential rate. The ability to respond to growth from an architectural perspective was a major challenge," Dean Schultz, Univar USA's Manager of Technical Services. "A couple of year ago we started testing the idea of running Linux machines on IFLs as part of our virtualization effort. At last count, we have about 40 Linux machines running in development and production." Greg Mueller, Systems Programmer for Univar USA. The IBM z/VM operating system enables the virtualization of these applications, which include the company's e-commerce applications, an FTP server and IBM Domino and IBM WebSphere software. |
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gkd-el boosts SAP system throughput by 270 per cent and cuts costs by 30 per cent by migrating SAP solutions to IBM System z10 Enterprise Class
"By migrating to z10 EC and conducting associated streamlining work, we were able to reduce our monthly operational costs for the 'Mainframe' environment by 30 per cent. In this way, previously fixed and urgently needed capital became available for other necessary investments," explains Willi Lohmann, CEO of gkd-el. |
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IBM reduces costs of its mainframe environment with service management initiative
“By using IBM Service Management solutions to increase system utilization, we can avoid investing in and powering unneeded hardware. This contributes to greater energy efficiency and lower energy costs.” - Chris Young, Linux on System z Specialist, IT Delivery, IBM |
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IT service provider BRZ Deutschland reduces data processing times
The System z9 technology offered the flexibility to run the z/VSE operating system while also allowing the company’s Linux® applications to coexist. Leveraging the z/VSE environment, three Virtual Storage Extended (VSE) systems run in a logical partition (LPAR), with the System z9 BC server acting as the data hub. |
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Macro 4 boosts speed-to-market with IBM System z9 Business Class
"Some Java testing was taking several hours to run - it now takes less than 15 minutes with the zAAP engine. We are seeing the same improvements in productivity with the zIIP engine, and we expect massive demand from customers for these technologies." - Jim Allum, Group Information Services Director, Macro 4 plc |
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TORN enables On Demand Business with Linux on IBM System z
"We wanted to move our Web portal software to an environment that could offer very high availability, reliability and security, while helping our clients to reduce their costs and increase their flexibility. From an internal perspective, the aim was to reduce the complexity of our IT environment by consolidating to a smaller number of physical servers. The new IBM System z solution gives us great flexibility in meeting our clients’ changing requirements." - Tomasz Dec, CIO, TORN Sp. z o.o. |
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W & W Informatik boosts performance with high-speed storage from IBM
"Early adoption of innovative IBM technologies enables us to deliver better performance, helping to maintain our position as one of Germany's top financial IT providers." - Ulrich Enz, Head of Database, Middleware and Storage Systems, W & W Informatik |
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Ball State University to cut costs and improve organizational efficiency with IBM ECM
"With IBM Enterprise Content Management (ECM) all of a sudden information is available—as it’s needed and where it’s needed." - Charles Tuite, Lead Enterprise Content Management Architect, Ball State University |
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Erie 1 BOCES (Board of Cooperative Education Services)
"Basing our whole infrastructure around IBM hardware and software has really paid off for Erie 1 BOCES," concludes Carol Troskosky, CIO, Erie 1 BOCES. "With WebSphere on the System z platform, Erie 1 BOCES has a highly automated, scalable and cost-effective solution which can support growth and promote development, providing a higher level of service to our customers." |
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Illinois State University works with IBM to equip students with 21st-century computing skills on the mainframe
"Using the mainframe will offer students new opportunities to work in teams on virtual projects and lab assignments, and build skills on virtualization, enterprise-class Linux and the full mainframe architecture." Dr. Chu Jong, Enterprise Computing System Coordinator and Assistant Professor at Illinois State University's School of Information Technology.
Leading US companies, such as State Farm, Caterpillar, John Deere, Country Financial, CitiGroup, Charles Schwab and others, support Illinois State University, and there is a strong connection between academic study and the practical value of these courses developed at Illinois State University. |
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Marist College educates the next generation of mainframe administrators with IBM System z, IBM z/VM and IBM System Storage
z/VM gives Marist the ability to run over 600 Linux® virtual machines for general student use, all on a single System z server. The consolidated architecture provides a great deal of flexibility and control over systems administration. z/VM also enables dynamic system recovery from failures or outages, and the ability to quickly set up new Linux server environments or test environments for application programmers. |
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University of Arkansas creates new learning with SAP and IBM
"The emphasis is on business intelligence, which requires high-performance infrastructure such as Linux on System z. A typical example would be finance students accessing the SAP Controlling and Profitability Analysis application." - Christine Davis, Executive in Residence at Walton College. |
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Shikoku Electric Power Company strengthens communications with IBM Lotus Notes and Domino
“The IBM System z uses open-source Linux and virtualization technology to provide multiple copies of Lotus Notes/Domino in one machine. The reliability that the central system demonstrates is also realized in the open environment, making this an effective system structure.” “We considered setting up multiple UNIX servers with a redundant configuration, but after studying the number of servers that would be needed at the backup computer center to handle problems, it appeared that both the cost and the operational load would be excessive,” - Haruo Kanetake, System Promotion Group Assistant Leader, Shikoku Electric Power Company. |
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Dundee City Council chooses IBM System z9 Business Class
"Our experience of working with IBM has been excellent – probably the most professional IT company I have ever dealt with,” remarks Tim Simpson, IT Support Manager, Dundee City Council. “We intend to continue on the same path, standardising wherever possible on one of two platforms: Linux virtual servers on the z9 BC or BladeCenter. By focusing our investment on standardised, centralised systems, we are improving our cost-efficiency and can offer better levels of service to the business and Dundee citizens." |
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Hennepin County streamlines inter-departmental communication through infrastructure consolidation and business integration
"The decision to run WebSphere Application Server on Linux on System z has given us a flexible, enterprise-quality environment that helps free developers to write applications instead of supporting server infrastructure. Operations can create a new server for us within minutes—without requiring us to purchase more hardware and software." - Tammi Kolasa, Information Technology Supervisor, Hennepin County. |
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Salt River Project Migrates to Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM Mainframes for Flexibility and Performance
Red Hat Enterprise Linux on IBM System z mainframe servers has provided SRP with a very stable and predictable solution. It has enabled cost savings through the elimination of licensing costs, and has also provided boosted performance for its servers. |
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World Data Center digitizes and stores invaluable climate data with IBM solutions
"Our new System z9 server and upgraded storage solution have enabled us to ensure continued availability and reliability of our data archive for years to come." - Vladislav Shaymardanov, World Data Center |
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Aurora Health Care sees a bright new dawn with a Service Oriented Architecture on IBM System z
"When we looked at the business-critical data and systems that we wanted to make available to all users, it was quickly clear that much of it was managed on the IBM System z mainframe platform," Gary Weckwerth, Director of Technical Systems and Operations. "All we needed to do was to open up the mainframe and make the information available. In addition to being the platform of choice for supporting large databases and business-critical transactional systems, the System z platform is open, it supports J2EE, it supports LDAP for identity management, it has built-in RACF security-so it has everything you need to create a flexible portal solution. The IBM support for open standards was a key factor in our decision - we wanted to stay open and agile, and that's what the System z platform promised," Duane Wesenberg, Vice President Enterprise Applications. |
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University of North Carolina: Enabling health informatics
"This is a great example of how information management and technology can actually drive important medical research." - Dr. Donald Spencer, associate director of medical informatics, UNC Health Care System |
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Baldor creates guaranteed delivery solutions with SAP and IBM
"The IBM and SAP solution is truly a key part of our competitive strategy.” – Mark Shackelford, Director of Information Services, Baldor. The DB2 database runs in IBM z/OS, and the SAP applications run in 24 Linux virtual machines on the same server. With this new infrastructure in place, Baldor has enabled portal technology, which allows customers and distributors to order products and schedule deliveries on systems using live manufacturing data. |
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SAP on Linux on a Mainframe! The Colacem Case Study
Colacem uses IBM's latest z10 EC architecture running zVM (virtual machine) as a host operating environment that controls underlying Linux instances. SAP's enterprise suite of ERP applications (accounting, financials, etc.) have been deployed to run-the-company and its associated businesses. |
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Winnebago Industries slashes e-mail costs and administration time with solution from Bynari, IBM and Linux
Winnebago needed to replace its e-mail system with one that could handle thousands of users. Winnebago Industries deployed Bynari's Insight Server on the Linux operating system running on the company's existing IBM System z mainframe. Insight Server is a Linux operating system-based e-mail solution that runs on all IBM platforms and can handle thousands of users. It includes anti-spam and anti-virus protection, backup and recovery software and a complete statistics tool to monitor performance. |
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CALCULO S.A.
CALCULO implemented an IBM z890 mainframe with an Integrated Facility for Linux engine, and set up two z/VM virtual machines: one to run the company's core business application under VM, the other to run DB2 under Linux. |
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Nationwide Insurance: Using virtualization as a foundation for innovation
Nationwide deployed two IBM System z™ mainframes running Linux®. The solution is a cornerstone of Nationwide's strategy of moving all new development to virtualization and J2EE as a means of "future-proofing" its IT environment. US$15 million cost savings anticipated over three years - 85-90 percent server utilization - 80 percent reduction in environmental costs - Web hosting costs lowered by 50 percent. |
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Computacenter helps clients cut costs with the Enterprise Linux Server (PDF, 204KB)
“The IBM Enterprise Linux Server (ELS) has the potential to provide the best of both worlds for our clients – combining the traditional reliability, availability and serviceability of System z with the openness and flexibility of Linux. Consolidating on the ELS platform gives us and our clients a way to cut costs while increasing agility and contributing significantly to Green IT objectives.” - Paul Casey, Datacentre Platforms Practice Leader at Computacenter. |
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Linux on System z: an ideal platform for business-critical Oracle databases
A major international research institute needed its IT infrastructure to support 24x7 operations. Its core systems were spread across a number of different hardware platforms, leading to concerns about reliability, while administration and maintenance costs were high. "The combination of Linux and the IBM System z9 EC servers provides an ideal platform for business-critical databases." - Klaus Bergmann, IBM Development Center, Böblingen, Germany. |
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PKWARE accelerates software development with IBM System z9
Because PKWARE's largest customers run their most critical systems and data on IBM System z, it is an important part of their IT infrastructure. "Our customers have invested a lot in System z," Joe Sturonas, Chief Technology Officer at PKWARE, explains, "so it is important to show them our commitment to the platform." PKWARE to run a wide variety of operating systems, including multiple versions of Linux and older versions of IBM z/OS running in an IBM z/VM environment. They can now complete all development, testing, and QA for these operating systems on a single machine. |
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Transzap fuels a competitive edge with increased application uptime from IBM System z
"We intend to deliver a 99.9% application uptime guarantee to our customer base, thanks to the availability characteristics of System z." - Peter Flanagan, CEO of Transzap, Inc. |
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RENFE (Spanish national railway operator)
"It was important to be able to manage the consolidated portal as cost-effectively as possible. We wanted to be able to add technology without adding headcount or administrative effort," Carlos Varela, Director of IT Systems for Renfe Operadora. |
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IBM z/VM virtualization technology
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Easy access to Linux on System z information |
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