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Linux on the cloud: IBM, Novell & Red Hat |
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Source: Computer World - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Today, Mar. 16, has been filled with Linux and cloud news — which is great, I guess, if you're ready to trust your data to the cloud.
In case you don't follow Linux as closely as I do, here's the short version: Red Hat and Novell have joined up with IBM to provide a new open cloud environment that goes by the unwieldy name Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud.
Besides running Linux, this new cloud service comes ready for work with more software partners than you can shake a stick at. The bottom line is that I don't care what capability you want from your server farm; chances are you'll find it ready to go on IBM's new Linux-powered cloud from either IBM, who is offering its full Lotus and WebSphere lines, or from one of its ISV (independent software vendor) partners. These services are scheduled to be made available in the second quarter of 2010 in the United States and Canada, with a global roll-out by year's end.
IBM claims, and I see no reason to doubt them, that its cloud customers can cut IT labor costs by 50% and reduce software defects by 30% by moving development to the cloud. In particular, by moving internal development to the cloud, companies can save money and time otherwise spent on internal development and test environments. Specifically, IBM maintains that internal development and testing setups can eat up as much as 50% of a company's IT infrastructure while remaining idle 90% of the time.
Read this full article at Computer World
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