IBM Boosts Power to Linux Servers for Big Data, Cloud | Linux Today

IBM Boosts Power to Linux Servers for Big Data, Cloud

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2013

The new PowerLinux 7R4 server is built on the Power Systems platform running IBM’s Watson cognitive computing solution. Big Blue says the server offers that same performance for the new business-critical and data-intensive workloads increasingly deployed in Linux environments. IBM is also pushing out IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and EnterpriseDB database software, each optimized for Linux on Power.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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