IBM Adds PowerLinux 7R4 Server For Cloud Workloads
IBM had added a new PowerLinux server to cope with analytics and cloud computing workloads
EnterpriseDB’s Postgres Plus Advanced Server provides a low-cost database. According to EnterpriseDB, the new product is a fraction of the cost of an Oracle database deployment and enables seamless migration.
“Switching databases has traditionally been costly and risky due to limited application compatibility and lack of comprehensive migration tools and resources,” said Ed Boyajian, president and CEO of EnterpriseDB, in a statement. “EnterpriseDB’s Postgres Plus Advanced Server and IBM Power Systems solve this problem by providing extensive Oracle compatibility functionality, migration tools and expertise that can deliver significant cost savings while allowing many Oracle-based applications to run virtually unchanged.”
Both the EnterpriseDB and IBM DB2 database software can provide IBM Power Systems users with an open-computing platform with the flexibility of Linux combined with the foundation of Power Systems, IBM said.
Other Software
In addition, Big Blue said Cognos Business Intelligence now joins WebSphere and other IBM software applications currently available on Power Systems running Linux.
Optimised for Linux on Power, IBM Cognos Business Intelligence provides an analytics engine that leverages the performance of Power Systems. WebSphere provides a comprehensive portfolio of software to support Java-based applications for Web clients and mobile devices. Other IBM software technologies already tuned for Linux on Power include InfoSphere BigInsights and InfoSphere Streams.
Meanwhile, IBM officials also touted the company’s open-source history, noting that IBM has participated in a wide range of open-source projects since 1999, and today this includes Open Stack, Open Daylight, KVM, Apache and Eclipse in addition to Linux. Hundreds of IBM programmers and engineers around the world are contributing to open source as part of the collection of global open-source communities, including experts working on projects such as KVM and hands-on support for clients, IBM business partners and software vendors interested in running Linux on Power Systems.
In May IBM opened its first Power Systems Linux Center in Beijing, and in June the company announced its intention to open two more centres in New York and Austin, Texas.
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Originally published on eWeek.
