| Publisher | StorageTek, Storage Technology Corporation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | 120.2KB PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 | Date added | 25 Jun 2002 |
| Topics | Linux - Open Source, Storage Management | ||
| Downloads | 0 | ||
In May of 2000, the first commercial Linux distributions were announced for the IBM zSeries (formerly called S/390) mainframe architecture. In just two short years since those announcements, approximately 15 percent of mainframe customers have implemented Linux on their mainframes and nearly half are considering such a move. In recognition of this demand for an open operating system on the traditionally closed zSeries platform, companies such as IBM, StorageTek, Oracle, SAP, BMC and Computer Associates have been busy developing and porting applications for this exciting new environment. This paper describes the value of server consolidation onto the mainframe and expands that value to the total enterprise by offering increased savings and ease their necessary infrastructure have increased at a faster rate than the growth in applications themselves. Even though the cost of server hardware has fallen, the overall operational costs of data centers full of discrete servers has risen, due to maintenance, power, cooling, floor space, network and personnel requirements of such an installation.
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