Customers Go Green Using IBM Virtualization to Consolidate UNIX and x86 Workloads to Linux on POWER-Based Servers

Customers Go Green Using IBM Virtualization to Consolidate UNIX and x86 Workloads to Linux on POWER-Based Servers

At LinuxWorld here today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that dozens of customers — including Volkswagen AG and Telefonica Moviles — have recently selected Linux on POWER for consolidating their UNIX and x86 workloads to IBM’s System p servers as they seek to maximize their IT investments and become more energy efficient. When combined with those customers migrating from competitive platforms to IBM’s AIX UNIX operating system on System p, the migrations to Linux on POWER are part of a broader overall increase in adoption of System p servers that bring the total migrations to more than 700 since the start of 2006, including over 250 this year alone.

For example, Volkswagen AG, a global automobile manufacturer based in Germany, has consolidated from 76 competitive UNIX servers down to six System p5 570 servers running Linux in order to significantly reduce total cost of ownership while boosting speed to market. Volkswagen’s strategy has allowed the company to implement a more manageable and scalable underlying hardware and software solution architecture, enabling the automobile manufacturer to quickly respond to changing market conditions.

“The move to System p has enabled us to be more responsive to customer needs in the fluctuating automobile market,” said Wolfgang Petersen, IT Services, Volkswagen AG. “Collaborating with IBM helps us align innovative products and services and get them to market faster to meet customer demand. We’ve been able to boost our efficiency levels with faster standardized processes and operations.”

Another customer, Telefonica Moviles España, the largest mobile operator in Spain, is now implementing a strategy to streamline the IT architecture used for its mobile business. Telefonica Moviles España is working to consolidate value-added services applications on two System p5 595 servers running the Linux operating system.

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