OREANDA-NEWS. December 31, 2013. MERLION announces establishment of the Migration Center to IBM PowerLinux platform. It was announced at the conference for business partners.

The purpose of the Center is to promote a wide range of partners` solutions within the new distribution model and provide them with the comprehensive support in their applications development and migration to IBM PowerLinux platform.

 This approach in doing business as a distributor will allow to achieve a new level of cooperation with the partners: MERLION will assist small businesses to realize their projects and large businesses to serve as a test bed.

Advantages of IBM PowerLinux platform
Servers with IBM PowerLinux are available for MERLION partners in stock, which, according to the manufacturer`s estimates, allows to fully activate the functional horsepower of Power processors.

According to the studies carried out by IBM specialists, computer system based on PowerLinux processes data of 1 Tbyte amount half the time (see: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/ru/power/software/linux/powerlinux/), comparing with the standard solution x86. The fact is that the Power Systems servers are optimized to operate with the large amount of data both supplied in real time and already available. All abovementioned allows to involve Power Systems solutions to analyze information of impressive scale, which is important both for the private companies of different profile and also for the government agencies, educational and research institutions.

Another important advantage of PowerLinux is cost minimization due to services and software tools built directly into operating system allowing to significantly save on the purchase of additional software. As noted by the manufacturer, IBM PowerLinux implementation, for example, in the University of Hamburg has reduced the costs for software purchasing by 30% (see: http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/ru/power/software/linux/powerlinux/). Availability of PowerVM virtualization system and control facilities of Systems Director VMControl virtual servers ensures almost boundless opportunities of such kind of technology. In PowerLinux environment it enables to achieve industrial level of virtual solutions application. Accordingly, together with IBM Power Systems servers it is possible to implement reliable, safe, scalable and flexible IT infrastructure for business customers.

Upon all these Power Systems solutions and computer systems implementation it will be possible to obtain any technical and practical assistance from the engineers and architects of MERLION Engineering Technical Center. It is provided within Value Added Distribution program – delivery of solutions with additional service support implemented by MERLION. If necessary, highly skilled specialists will assist and help in selection of the optimum in a given situation configuration on IBM Power/Linux platform.

Migration Center of partners` solutions to IBM PowerLinux platform

MERLION partners now have access to the services provided by the specifically established Migration Center for solutions on IBM PowerLinux platform to study and use IBM PowerLinux, where required technological base and staff with a high level of competence are available.

As part of Centre activities partners will obtain required assistance in creation, porting and optimization of their own solutions for the operation on IBM PowerLinux platform. Consultations of experienced technical specialists are offered to the partner companies, as well as assistance in promoting their solutions on the market from MERLION managers.

Migration Center of partners` solutions will provide IBM Power Systems demo equipment to the partners free of charge for the development, porting and optimization of their solutions. Certain commercial advantages are provided by migration program that could be used by the partners while implementing their solutions on IBM PowerLinux platform. They also will obtain comprehensive marketing support to promote these solutions.

You can already now contact Migration Centre of partners` solutions to IBM PowerLinux platform at migration-center@merlion.ru.