Larry Ellison has always wanted to be the Steve Jobs of the enterprise. With this morning’s announcement that Oracle will buy Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, he took a big step towards making Oracle more of a soup-to-nuts provider of enterprise technology. With Sun, he will now be able to build and package together everything from chips and servers to operating systems, Java middleware, databases, and enterprise applications. Continue reading it here.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
Boy, it sure was polite of Sun and Oracle to wait until the day I got back from my vacation to announce their merger, wasn’t it? I fulminated gloomily about this possibility before I left, but now that I’ve spent a day absorbing the news, I’m … slightly less gloomy. Continue reading it here.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
A community weighs the pros and cons of Oracle’s new claim on Java.
While Oracle and Sun Microsystems are hailing Oracle’s purchase of Sun as a big boost for Java, others are not so sure. Some with stake in the Java ecosystem are questioning what kind of control Oracle might try to exercise over the popular software development platform, which has driven enterprise applications since its debut in 1995. Observers also expect Oracle to make a go of trying to make more money off of Java than Sun ever could. Continue reading it here.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
Oracle CEO cites Java, Solaris as key components of acquisition.
Oracle may have decided to buy Sun Microsystems because it was worth far more to the database market leader than it was to IBM. It’s not a question of the price — at $7.4 billion, Oracle didn’t agree to pay much more than what IBM reportedly was considering. But Oracle may have more use for Sun’s technology than IBM ever did. Continue reading it here.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
I found the JavaWorld’s Technology Insider Podcasts which is inside views on essential and emerging Java technologies from the developers shaping the future of the Java platform. I strongly recommend it.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
Lately I’ve been studying mainframe architecture because I’m responsible for production operations of an application and since August/2008 it is running over zLinux architecture. I’m listing below some useful source about zlinux. It’s in order by year.
Redbook – Achieving High Availability on Linux for System z with Linux-HA Release 2 – 2009
As Linux® on System z® becomes more prevalent and mainstream in the industry, the need for it to deliver higher levels of availability is also increasing. IBM® supports the Linux High Availability (HA) project (see http://www.linux-ha.org/) which provides high availability functions to the open source community. One component of the Linux HA project is a program known as Heartbeat. Heartbeat runs on every known Linux platform. Heartbeat is part of the framework of the Linux High Availability project.
Redbook – z/VM and Linux on IBM System z The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2 – 2008
This IBM Redbooks publication describes how to roll your own Linux virtual servers on IBM System z hardware under z/VM. This edition applies to Version 5, Release 4, Modification 0 of z/VM (product number 5741-A05) and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Version 10, Service Pack 2 (SP2).
Redbook – Problem Determination for Linux on System z – 2008
This IBM Redbooks publication addresses some of the common problems that customers have experienced on the Linux® on System z™ platform. This book provides a problem determination methodology and tools to help the reader diagnose the problem in an easy-to-read self-help manual.
Redbook – z/VM and Linux Operations for z/OS System Programmers – 2008
This IBM Redbooks publication discusses z/VM and Linux operations from the perspective of the z/OS programmer or system programmer. Although other books have been written about many of these topics, this book gives enough information about each topic to describe z/VM and Linux on IBM System z operations to somebody who is new to both environments. This book is intended for z/OS programmers and system programmers who are transitioning to the z/VM and Linux on System z environments and who want a translation guide for assistance. We base this book on our experiences using System z10 Enterprise Edition, z/VM version 5.3 RSU 0701, and Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 on System z.
Redpaper – Sharing and maintaining Linux under z/VM – 2008
Large operating systems, such as z/OS , have, for several decades, taken advantage of shared file structures. The benefits of a shared file structure are reduced disk space, simplified maintenance, and simplified systems management. This IBM Redpaper describes how to create a Linux solution with shared file systems on IBM System z hardware (the mainframe) running under z/VM. It also describes a
maintenance system where the same Linux image exists on a test, maintenance and gold virtual servers.
Redpaper – A Shared WebSphere Application Server Installation for Linux on zSeries – 2005
This IBM Redpaper describes a process to enable sharing one WebSphere Application Server installation among many Linux guests running under z/VM.
Redbook – Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Best Security Practices – 2004
This IBM Redbook discusses best security practices for running Linux as a z/VM guest on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390 machines. This publication is intended for system administrators and IT architects responsible for deploying secure Linux servers running under z/VM. We consider both z/VM and Linux security topics.
Redbook – DB2 for Linux on iSeries: Implementation Guide – 2004
This IBM Redbook discusses DB2 UDB for Linux on iSeries. We provide the installation and configuration steps for DB2 UDB for Linux on iSeries. We also present connectivity scenarios between OS/400 resources and Linux resources.
Redbook – WebSphere for Linux on iSeries: Implementation Guide – 2004
This IBM Redbook is about WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2 for Linux on iSeries. It begins with a brief discussion of WebSphere Application Server V5.0.2, then provides details about product positioning on the OS/400 versus Linux for iSeries platforms, and about the features included in various packaging options.
This tip details how to configure gcc on Linux for IBM eServer zSeries to act as a cross-compiler.
Redpapaper – Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: z/VM Configuration for WebSphere Deployments – 2003
In this Redpaper, we introduce a method to determine an efficient infrastructure for WebSphere deployment on Linux for zSeries. The infrastructure consists of LPARs running multiple Linux guests under VM. Each Linux guest runs WebSphere, which in turn runs Web applications. In this paper, we describe steps to configure z/VM Linux guests intended to run WebSphere applications. Specifically, we outline a method to calculate the memory required to deploy WebSphere applications, and describe how that memory should be allocated to the LPAR, z/VM, and Linux guests.
Redbook – Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Application Development – 2002
This IBM Redbook describes application development for Linux on the IBM eServer zSeries platform. The target audience is application developers writing primarily in C/C++ and Java. The Linux development environment for zSeries is quite similar to the development environment on other platforms running Linux since the operating system services and development tools share a common code base. We note differences and optimizations specific to the zSeries platform where applicable.
Technote – Linux on IBM eServer zSeries: Configuring gcc as a cross-compiler – 2002
This tip details how to configure gcc on Linux for IBM eServer zSeries to act as a cross-compiler.
If you wanna add some new source above, leave me a comment. Thank you.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
Life’s certainties include death and taxes but also the advancement of the GNU/Linux® operating system, and the last two kernel releases did not disappoint. The 2.6.28 and 2.6.29 releases contain an amazing amount of new functionality, such as a cutting-edge enterprise storage protocol, two new file systems, WiMAX broadband networking support, and storage integrity checking. Discover why it’s time to upgrade.
Kleber Rodrigo de Carvalho
In the last year or so, after quite a lull, the software architecture business has gotten rather exciting again. We’re finally seeing major new topics emerging into the early mainstream that are potential game-changers, while at the same time a few innovations that have been hovering in the margins of the industry are starting to break out in a big way.
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IBM has dominated the mainframe computer business since the category was created four decades ago. And it still gets about one-quarter of its $100 billion in annual revenue from sales, software, services and financing related to the machines. Continue reading at NY Times.
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