IBM Falls Short of the Goal Line in 1Q13: Will Linux Save Big Blue? | Linux Today

IBM Falls Short of the Goal Line in 1Q13: Will Linux Save Big Blue?

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Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 22, 2013

While POWER based systems are often associated with IBM’s AIX UNIX operating system, it can also be used for Linux workloads. Loughridge said that IBM’s plan is to expand the POWER platform to go after the Linux opportunity.

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Sean Michael Kerner

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