Linux consolidation on System z

Efficiency and effectiveness through consolidation and workload deployment

Efficiency at scale and ultimate security

Linux on IBM System z can help lower your IT costs with support for massive consolidation and workload deployment with ensured isolation and protection for up to hundreds of virtual Linux servers on one physical System z server.


Comparing Virtualization Alternatives

A quantitative analysis of the business differentiators among virtualization technologies

199% ROI in three years

Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential ROI organizations may realize by deploying IBM System z.

Solutions offering

Case studies

  • Bankia

    Bankia gains innovative insights to boost competitiveness

  • Baldor

    Baldor consolidates hundreds of servers and cuts IT and energy cost for its SAP applications

  • Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC)

    RCBC has successfully implemented the Finacle™ core banking solution from Infosys on the IBM System z

  • EFiS EDI Finance Service AG

    EFiS EDI Finance Service AG boosts business flexibility and efficiency

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Linux consolidation: Doing more with less

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Shelter Mutual Insurance - IBM buyer's journey

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Miami-Dade finds a "smarter" way to improve business

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Linux on IBM System z: A silent clip on the past and the present

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Eurocontrol moved to a fully virtualized system to manage complex airspace.

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Hardware

IBM provides world-class IBM mainframe technology to help today's enterprises respond quickly to evolving business conditions and with extreme flexibility. From automation to advanced virtualization technologies and open industry standards, IBM mainframes help deliver competitive advantages for enterprises contributing and succeeding on a smarter planet.

Operating Systems

IBM System z supports multiple operation systems:

Solutions

IBM's technology, solutions and industry expertise can help you find the competitive edge with a sharper understanding of your customers. Our System z solutions combine the foundation of IBM hardware, software and middleware with flexible financing and packaging options to help your business meet and overcome the challenges of doing business in the on demand world. IBM can help you develop a customer-centric view—and assist you in delivering the right solution and the right products.


IBM Enterprise Linux Server: Superior Virtualization Eliminates x86 Server Sprawl

The Edison Group paper explains why IT executives, familiar and comfortable with the x86 platform, should think about virtualizing Linux servers on a System z server, such as an IBM Enterprise Linux Server.

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In the news

12 Dec 2012 System z Application Modernization (link resides outside of ibm.com)
07 Dec 2012 Build the Future: Seven Signs You Need to Consolidate Your Workloads (link resides outside of ibm.com)

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