Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on IBM Power Systems can help companies reduce costs through increased virtualization and energy efficiency, while also enabling scalability and reliability to thrive in changing economic conditions. The combination provides 60-80% higher hardware utilization and significant decreases in expenses. IBM Power Systems allow for dynamic sharing of resources across environments to further reduce energy costs and respond quickly to business needs, delivering unprecedented virtualization and business resiliency. Red Hat and IBM have collaborated for over 10 years to deliver innovation and value through their joint Linux/hardware solutions.

1. Red Hat enteRpRise Linux
and iBM poweR systeMs:
Extraordinary pErformancE and valuE
for Extraordinary timEs
Although times are tough, the economic situation inevi- • Enable it service excellence. Better reliability and
tably will improve. You need an IT infrastructure that will serviceability means your mission-critical Red Hat
simultaneously carve out costs today and allow you to Enterprise Linux systems and applications are avail-
expand and compete aggressively tomorrow. Red Hat® able when your users require them. And your ability to
Enterprise Linux® running on IBM® Power Systems can dynamically shift resources allows you to be responsive
help you do both. In addition to helping you survive the to their needs for the highest priority applications.
current economic downturn by improving hardware uti-
lization, reducing energy consumption, and increasing • minimize risk. Systems scalability, on-demand capa-
employee productivity, Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the bilities, and seamless upgrades mean you can rapidly
IBM Power System gives you the high performance, scal- respond to shifts in market dynamics by keeping your
ability, and modularity you need to thrive going forward. business-critical systems always available. Additionally,
disaster recovery capabilities protect you from unantic-
A rapidly rising number of companies are achieving sig- ipated events — both internal and external.
nificant competitive advantage by running Red Hat
Enterprise Linux on IBM Power Systems. With this hard- rEd Hat EntErprisE linux: tHE world’s lEading
ware/operating system combination’s virtualization, opEn sourcE application platform
energy-saving, and productivity-enhancing capabilities,
you can: Amidst the current turbulent economic conditions, the
value proposition of low cost, high value open source solu-
• reduce costs. The increased performance and 60 to tions resonates more than ever. Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
80 percent higher utilization improvements due to vir- in particular, is lauded worldwide for its ease of use, high
tualization means you need fewer and smaller systems performance, security, and affordability, and is seeing
overall. You’ll see a significant decrease in management unprecedented acceleration of adoption over alternative
overhead, software licensing, energy usage, and other platforms. Because thousands of independent software
expenses as well. And by moving Linux workloads onto vendor (ISV) applications have been certified on Red Hat
a single Power System, your IT employees can do more Enterprise Linux, your commercial off-the-shelf software
with less, reducing your overall administrative costs. (COTS) applications are readily available. And Red Hat’s
According to IDC, the payback period for a Linux-IBM dominance in the market means that you can easily find
Power Systems implementation — including hardware, the skills and resources you need to support your business.
software, consulting services, training, and IT staff to
manage the server platforms — was just 6.3 months.
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2. iBm powEr systEms: dElivEring unparallElEd iBm and rEd Hat: morE tHan 10 yEars
virtualization, EnErgy EfficiEncy, and of closE collaBoration
BusinEss rEsiliEncy
IBM and Red Hat have been partners for more than a
IBM Power Systems allow you to do more with less. Their decade, collaborating with and supporting each other
virtualization capabilities let you dynamically share pro- to deliver value and innovation to their joint customers
cessors, memory, and I/O across operating environments, around the world. Both companies are committed whole-
increasing utilization by more than 60 percent, reducing heartedly to open source in general and Linux in parti-
energy costs 60 to 80 percent, and rapidly responding cular. Red Hat is the single largest contributor to the Linux
to your changing business needs. By supporting your end operating system in the world, and IBM is the largest hard-
users with around-the-clock availability and reliability, you ware contributor, according to the Linux Foundation.
get the most from your IT infrastructure at a cost lower
than you could have imagined. And because Red Hat Enterprise Linux is supported as a
Tier 1 operating system on the IBM Power Systems family,
you can choose one-stop shopping that includes contract-
ing for support for both the hardware and the operating
system from IBM. Or, if you prefer, you can purchase
Red Hat Enterprise Linux independently and receive
support directly from Red Hat.
Learn more at www.redhat.com/ibm
or contact us at ibm_sales@redhat.com.
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