• Edmonton on February 10
• Calgary on February 11
• Toronto on March 9

Economic forces are putting pressure on CIOs and enterprise IT managers to reduce the complexity and cost of the technology within their data centres. Cloud computing has become the most talked-about solution to these problems, but not without the right approach and the right platform. This is where Linux comes in.

Join IT World Canada Editor-in-Chief Shane Schick for a ComputerWorld Interactive breakfast event which will outline a business case for Linux as an enabler for emerging workloads. While Linux often entered the enterprise as a skunworks project running Web servers or test and development environments, the platform has matured over the last 10 years to run the most mission-critical pieces of major organizations.

Jim Elliott, Linux Champion at IBM Canada Ltd., will provide a detailed look at why Linux is the right choice to:

• Consolidate physical infrastructure to prepare for cloud computing
• Deliver business-critical workloads at lower costs
• Reduce costs on energy infrastructure, staffing and licensing
• Set up a utility computing environment that adds value to the business

You will also hear from a customer speaker who will provide real-world feedback on Linux as a choice for private clouds

Come learn the best practices around Linux that will position your data centre for the future of cloud computing.

Canadian Federal Government briefings on November 23, 24, and 25, 2009.

Migrate to the Future: Mitigate risks and reduce costs with IBM and Red Hat presented by Martin Long, Senior Technical Solution Manager, IBM Migration Factory and Alex Heublein, Director, Strategy and Solutions, Red Hat Consulting. (1.10MB)

Presented at the IBM and Red Hat Executive Breakfast in Toronto, ON on Thursday November 5, 2009.

Future Directions for the Mainframe. (2.70MB)

Cloud Computing on System z. (1.15MB)

The Growing Mainframe Ecosystem: Information Integration Solutions presented by Jerry Jones, Information On Demand Executive Solution Architect, IBM Software Group. (3.53MB)

Presented at the Institute for Electronic Government briefing center at in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday November 4, 2009.

Given at the Ontario GNU Linux Fest in Toronto on October 24, 2009

Given at the CMG Canada meeting in Toronto on October 20, 2009

Given at the NaSPA Ontario meeting in Toronto on May 20, 2009.

This presentation was updated on April 9, 2009 to add information on the S/360 65/67 MP machines and the IBM System 9020 Air Traffic Control system.

This presentation was updated on April 10, 2009 to enhance the chronology of S/360 and S/370 machines.

This presentation was updated on November 11, 2009 to make some minor corrections.

Linux on System z - A Strategic View.
Datacenters today have a key architectural choice to make in designing large-scale implementations. Is the best approach to scale-out with rack-optimized servers or to scale up with large SMP servers using virtualization facilities to run many images on a single server?
IBM System z is a green solution which for many users will be the optimal choice. Since Linux on S/390 (now Linux on System z) became available early in 2000 customers around the world have increasingly exploited this technology in conjunction with PR/SM LPAR and z/VM. From environments with only a single IFL (Linux engine) to those with 100s of IFLs, the ways in which datacenters exploit Linux on System z vary widely.
Jim will describe how Linux on System z, in combination with z/VM, will provide a robust and cost-effective Linux environment which integrates well with z/OS, z/TPF and z/VSE as well providing for consolidation of distributed platforms. (2.07MB)

Given at the SHARE Winter 2009 conference in Austin, TX in March, 2009.

An Introduction to Linux and Open Source. Linux and Open Source continue to see substantial growth around the world. This session will provide on overview of Open Source and an introduction to Linux (including concepts and terminology). Jim will also provide an overview of Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5. (1.81MB)

Given at the SHARE Summer 2008 conference in San Jose, CA in August, 2008.

Reducing Your Software Costs Through Server Consolidation with Linux on System z. The presentation gives an overview of TCO savings from running Linux on System z. (1.24MB)

Linux Utilities for IBM System z. The presentation gives an overview of the Linux Utilities for IBM on System z. (1.32MB)

Given at the SHARE Summer 2006 conference in Baltimore, MD on August 14-18, 2006.

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