IBM Supports Linux Virtualization
July 17, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IBM (ibm.com) announced on Monday its portfolio of middleware and systems platforms will support Novell’s new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 offerings, as part of its ongoing strategy to embrace virtualization across its entire product portfolio.
The new SUSE Linux Enterprise offerings incorporate the open source Xen virtualization software to help businesses increase server utilization and lower management costs.
IBM will support Xen technology as part of the virtualization engine portfolio on the company’s Intel and Opteron processor based server and IBM BladeCenter systems. IBM also plans to support SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 from Novell across its entire IBM systems hardware line and IBM middleware portfolio and provide services support.
Xen is an open source virtualization software that allows multiple operating systems to run parallel on the same physical server, enabling customers to consolidate a variety of workloads onto a single server. Recent tests by Novell indicate customers can increase server utilization by nearly 70 percent, as well as help increase the efficiency of managing and provisioning Linux systems.
“This combination of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 and Xen offers clients the most innovative open technology solution in the market today for running virtualized IT environments,” says Scott Handy, VP of worldwide Linux and open source for IBM. “IBM is committed to Xen because we believe it is a powerful open source technology that will help accelerate a standard virtualization technology platform to enable high levels of simplicity across diverse platforms.”
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