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An introduction to KVMKVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is rapidly
gaining foothold as a cost effective, enterprise ready,
and open virtualization solution, with an extensive
ecosystem surrounding it.
This brochure tells you about several clients who
have leveraged KVM in their vir tualization initiatives
with IBM hardware or software solutions.
KVM is an open source hypervisor, based on Linux.
It provides enterprise-class performance, scalability
and security to run Windows and Linux workloads.
KVM of fers organizations a cost-effective alternative
to other x86 hypervisors, and enables a more scal-
able, and open Cloud. For clients concerned about
vendor ‘lock-in’ with virtualization technologies,
KVM is an attractive choice.
Many Linux distributions already come with KVM as
part of the package:
● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and above● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 and above● Canonical Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and above
Or you can get KVM as a standalone hypervisor:
● Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 2.2 and above
KVM is important to IBM as it offers our clients
choice. IBM has over 60 developers contributing
to KVM as par t of the open source community.
KVM is suppor ted across IBM hardware, software
and services, including:
● IBM x86 systems including IBM® System x®,
iDataPlex® and BladeCenter® featuring
Intel® Xeon® processors for Linux and Windows
support KVM.● IBM PureFlex™ System, IBM Flex System™ and
PureApplication™ System offer KVM as one of
their hypervisor choices.
● IBM BladeCenter x86 servers in the zEnterprise®
BladeCenter Extension (zBX) and Unif ied Resource
Manager support KVM.● IBM Systems Director VMControl™,
IBM SmartCloud™ Provisioning, and Tivoli®
systems management solutions manage KVM.● KVM is a tier 1 virtualization technology for
IBM Software Group with all the relevant key
Software Group products supporting KVM today.● IBM SmartCloud Enterprise uses KVM as itsunderlying hypervisor.
When clients choose a virtualization technology it is
not just about the hypervisor, but especially about
the technologies surrounding it. An extensive eco-
system surrounds KVM:
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● Hardware—KVM is suppor ted on a variety of
hardware including IBM Systems.● ISV—many ISVs have developed virtual appliances
with KVM for IBM PureFlex Systems.● Virtualization Management—IBM Systems Director
VMControl and Tivoli systems management solu-
tions support KVM.● Open Virtualization Alliance—an industr y consor-
tium with 250+ members focused on fostering
market awareness and adoption of open virtualiza-tion and KVM. IBM is a founding and governing
member.● oVirt—the oVirt Project is an open source
virtualization project providing feature-rich server
virtualization management.
IBM KVM success stories are also available at:
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/kvm/stories.html
● OpenStack—open source software for building
private and public clouds, supported by a global
community of developers and the OpenStack
Foundation where IBM is a Board member.
OpenStack provides support for many virtualiza-
tion technologies, including KVM, and much of
the OpenStack code development has taken place
on KVM.
In this reference guide you will see KVM successstories out of this ecosystem.
Select a KVM Client
Success Story Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Abyres (Absolute Binary Resources)
The KVM Solution: Three Malaysian government agencies
adopt open virtualizationOpen Virtualization Alliance (OVA) Member Company
Abyres helps three government agencies in Malaysia
deploy solutions based on Kernel-based Virtual
Machine (KVM) to increase performance and reduce
cost of ownership
Need: As they sought to improve network operations, three
Malaysian government agencies faced several issues
including limited data center space, frequent hard-
ware failures and server management complexity.
The agencies include a Malaysian Blood Bank and
PERHILITAN, the Depar tment of Wildlife and
National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia.
Solution:The agencies looked to Abyres to virtualize their
operations using an open virtualization approach,
comprised of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat
Enterprise Virtualization software running on DellBlade and IBM System x 3650 class servers
powered by Intel Xeon processors.
Benefit:These KVM-based solutions delivered increased
performance and scalability, higher availability, and
substantial cost savings, enabling the agencies to
meet all of their business objectives at a fraction of
the cost of alternative solutions. Because KVM sup-
ports heterogeneous environments, these agencies
retain the familiarity of their Windows environments
with all of the benefits of open-source-based
solutions.
Abyres is a member of the OpenVirtualization Alliance, an industryconsortium focused on fostering market awareness and adoption of open virtualization and KVM.
For more information on this client’s success visit:
http://openvirtualizationalliance.org/downloads/OVA_CustomerSuccessStory_Abyres_Final.pdf
“When people deploy virtualization theytend to simply move one application from the physical server to the virtual server. This is technically virtualization,but you will have the same problems as
before because this approach doesn’t efficiently utilize the virtual solution. Abyres believes that by clustering applications, we can provide our clients with the maximum utilization of their high-performance virtual machines.”
—Syamsul Anuar Abd Nasir, Senior Technical Consultant, Abyres
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Alphinat
Alphinat is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) that has built a virtual
appliance on the IBM PureFlex System with KVM. Alphinat is a member of the Open Virtualization Alliance.
Alphinat SmartGuide virtual appliance on the
IBM PureFlex SystemRapid deployment of online application development
capability on a flexible, integrated system
Solution: Alphinat SmartGuide is an online application-
development tool that makes it possible to build
web-driven applications rapidly. This ultra-fast
development speed is important for many reasons,
not the least of which is the rate at which cloud-
based computing is growing. IBM developed a new
service capability which helps ISVs prepackage
applications into virtual images and appliances,
easily deployable into cloud environments. Together
Alphinat and IBM performed a first-of-a-kind initia-
tive to package and automate SmartGuide.
KVM provides an open platform for cloud enable-
ment. IBM and Alphinat are members of the Open
Virtualization Alliance, a consortium that fosters the
adoption of open vir tualization technologies includ-
ing kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and encour-
ages interoperability and accelerates expansion of
the ecosystem of third party solutions around K VM.
This alliance complements other open-source
communities that manage the development of the
kernel-based virtual machine Hypervisor and itsassociated management capabilities for Linux and
Microsoft Windows applications. KVM virtualization
appealed to Alphinat because of its compelling
performance, scalability and security, which makes
it ideal for deployments to large-scale cloud
computing.
Link to view the full solution brief:
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=SP&infotype=PM&appname=STGE_WA_AB_USEN&
htmlfid=WAS12354USEN&attachment=WAS12354USEN.PDF
Link to view the reference video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp8PCWDSAZ8
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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BG-Phoenics GmbH
BG-Phoenics extends the benefits of mainframe
computing
BG-Phoenics has deployed IBM zEnterprise with the zBladeCenter
Extension (zBX). The x86 blades in the zBX have an integrated hypervisor based on KVM.
With the world’s first production deployment of
IBM zEnterprise with the zBladeCenter Extension
Solution:BG-Phoenics has two z196 servers housed in
separate data centers that are four kilometers
apart. The company added two zEnterprise
BladeCenter Extensions, one to each z196, each
containing two IBM BladeCenter PS701 servers
with IBM POWER7® processors and two
IBM BladeCenter HX5 servers with Intel Xeon
processors. Both types of blade server within
the zBX are fully virtualized as standard, with
IBM PowerVM® as the hypervisor layer for the
Power Systems™ blades and an integrated hypervi-
sor based on KVM—Kernel-based Virtual Machine
technology—for the x86 blades. BG-Phoenics is
already running two production systems on the zBX,
both on AIX® on PS701 blades. The f irst of these
is IBM License Metric Tool, part of the IBM Power
Systems Software suite. It provides vital information
on the utilization of resources by different pieces
of software across the entire Power Systems
landscape—including BG-Phoenics’ standalone
IBM Power® 770 and IBM Power 595 servers.
The second production environment on the zBX isIBM Tivoli Enterprise Monitoring, which plays a
key role in assuring quality of service by enabling
BG-Phoenics to monitor and manage its complete
infrastructure, including the distributed servers
outside of the zEnterprise ensemble.
For more information on this client’s success visit:http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/STRD-8PBJCA?OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Bloombase
Bloombase secures next generation virtual data center with
IBM PureFlex System and KVMSolution:The trend toward stronger platform security and
data privacy is essential and has become the
“must have” element of any business critical
systems. Bloombase StoreSafe delivers transparent
data at-rest encryption security of enterprise storage
systems from block, file, object to cloud, addressing
data privacy and integrity effectively on open
platform built on IBM PureFlex System and KVM.
Bloombase StoreSafe virtual appliance provides
superior security, performance, capacity and
scalability for transformational encryption protection
of host applications and critical data in multi-tenant
virtual environments. KVM of fers open enterprise-
class virtualization where business sensitive systems
can leverage on Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux)
with IBM PureFlex System for enhanced platform
security.
Benefit:The Bloombase solution enables encryption of
virtual servers and storage that is hard to be realized
with proprietary cr yptographic hardware. It allows
customers to dramatically shorten data encryption
implementation times in complex heterogeneous
IT environment by 70 percent with pre-built vir tual
appliance purpose-designed for IBM PureFlex and
KVM. End result is an agile and extensible comput-
ing infrastructure with minimized risk and lower
total cost of ownership.
Bloombase is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) that has built a virtual appliance on the IBM PureFlex System with KVM.Bloombase is a member of theOpen Virtualization Alliance.
For more information on Bloombase and KVM view here:
English paper: http://www.bloombase.com/content/fBwXRRf5
Chinese paper: http://www.bloombase.com/content/J3UKmWme
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“Bloombase joined the OpenVirtualization Alliance (OVA) inSeptember 2011 to demonstrate our
support for the open source community
and to promote KVM and openvirtualization. Since then we have seena significant increase in interest in KVM from our customers as they lookto implement next-generation securecloud computing environments.”
—Sean Xiang, CEO, Bloombase.
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Bonhams
Bonhams uses Red Hat EnterpriseVirtualization, an enterprisevirtualization solution produced by Red Hat and based on KVM, on IBM Systems
Bonhams auction house banishes antique serversNeed:Founded in 1793, Bonhams is a privately owned
British auction house and one of the world’s oldest
and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. The
Bonhams name is known worldwide throughout
all sectors of the fine ar t, antiques and collectors
markets, with several departments regarded as
leaders within their specialist category. After an
exciting period of growth—and signif icant mergers
and acquisitions in the US market—Bonhams was
challenged with an aging collection of unsupported,
end-of-life systems prevalent in the US offices.
Bonhams needed a scalable, cost effective system
for remote management and full disaster recovery
between its data centers in New York and San
Francisco.
Solution:The auction house turned to IBM and IBM Business
Partner Quru to help it design, roll out and imple-ment a new IBM solution comprising IBM System x
servers, KVM technology and IBM System Storage.
At each site, the auction house deployed four
IBM System x 3650 class servers with intelligent
Intel Xeon processors running Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization (RHEV) 3.1 with KVM and Acronis
Backup & Recovery® Virtual Edition for RHEV, an
IBM System x 3550 class server running RHEV-M,
and IBM System Storage® DS3524.
Benefits:The company reduced its servers by 75 percent,
saved 40 percent on project costs and ensured
global business continuity.
For more information on this client’s success visit:http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/cs/DLAS-95TKHH?OpenDocument&Site=default&cty=en_us
“Aside from a Linux-based auction system, everything was based on older platforms, and it was beginning to
crumble. The project was to consolidateand refresh the hardware in theUS and roll out a new email platformto bring them in line with the global infrastructure.”
—Malcom Barber, Bonhams Group CEO
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Casio Computers
Casio Computer uses Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, anenterprise virtualization solution
produced by Red Hat and based on KVM, on IBM Systems.
Casio strengthens its core IT infrastructure with
Red Hat Enterprise VirtualizationNeed:Casio wanted to optimize the global IT infrastructure
within its business development department and
create business models to gain a competitive advan-
tage in its industry.
Solution: When Casio decided to virtualize its IBM System x
servers in 2005, it moved from proprietary virtualiza-
tion software to an open source hypervisor in 2007.
Soon after, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, based
on the open source Kernel-based Virtual Machine
(KVM) hypervisor, was suggested to Casio and the
company’s testing results convinced it that it would
be able to gain the high-performance, scalable,
cost-effective solution it was looking for with
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization.
Benefit:Since migrating to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization,
Casio has been able to reduce its costs signif icantly
while also speeding up procurement, which has
helped the company successfully handle business
management challenges.
Link to view the press release: ibm.com /press/us/en/pressrelease/38154.wss
For more information on this client’s success visit:
https://www.redhat.com/resourcelibrary/case-studies/ casio-strengthens-technology-infrastructure-with-red-hat
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“With Red Hat Enterprise Virtualizationon IBM hardware, we have been ableto reduce costs significantly while also speeding up procurement, which has helped the company successfully handle
business management challenges.” — Atsushi Yazawa, Deputy Senior General Manager,
Production & Purchasing Division at Casio
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China Merchants Bank New York Branch
China Merchants Bank in New York uses Red Hat EnterpriseVirtualization on IBM System x.
China Merchants Bank New York branch banks on virtualdesktop infrastructure with IBM System x, Linux and
innovative KVM technologyNeed:For security purposes, China Merchants Bank
New York branch has a unique network infrastruc-
ture that includes two isolated networks—one pro-
duction network for critical banking transactions
and one network with access to the Internet. China
Merchants Bank New York branch needed a secure
and efficient way for employees to access its two
physically isolated networks while minimizing IT
administration and expenses.
Solution:The solution includes four IBM System x3550 serv-
ers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux with KVM
technology. Each of these production servers typi-
cally runs 18 to 20 virtual machines at one time. An
additional IBM System x3650 server with Red Hat
Enterprise Virtualization (based on K VM technology)
is used to manage the virtual machines and provide
a web-based interface for branch employees to
access the VDI environment. IBM Systems Director
helps easily manage the System x servers. In sup-
port of its new server environment, the branch also
deployed an IBM System Storage® DS3400 to
function as the branch’s Fibre Channel storage area
network. This provides a high-performance, scalable
and secure storage system that enables branch
employees to efficiently share storage across
workstations.
Benefit:The IBM solution helped the New York branch
reduce its number of workstations by 50 percent,
save 20 percent on software licensing and hardware
costs, and provide faster storage performance.
For more information on this client’s success visit:http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/KFIN-927SAG?OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
“With the IBM System x and KVM solution, we can quickly create a virtual machine for users, which requires less administration and saves a lot of time.”
—Long Ren, Assistant Vice President, Information Technology,
China Merchants Ban k New York branch
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Dutch Cloud
Cloud Service Provider Dutch Cloud BV uses KVM on IBM Systems with IBM SmartCloud Provisioning.
Dutch Cloud BV Delivers highly available, cost-efficient cloud services
Need:Based in the Netherlands, Dutch Cloud offers SMBs
a range of cloud-based services from fully managed
IaaS to disaster recovery solutions. In building its
offering, the company needed to find the right bal-
ance between ensuring its platform was standard-
ized enough to enable easy scalability, and offering
the specific technical features best suited to different
types of workloads.
Solution:The fully virtualized infrastructure is based on
IBM System x3650 class servers connected to
multiple IBM Storwize® V7000 disk systems.
Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) and VMware
virtualization technology are used to enable clients
to run multiple virtual machines on Linux or
Windows images.
Benefit:Supported sixfold increase in revenue while opera-
tional costs remained flat; reduced time to provision
200 virtual machines by over 90 percent; decreased
administrative workload by 70 percent.
For more information on this client’s success visit:
http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/SSAO-8S5SCW?
OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
Link to view the reference video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i8gTRF0zmY
“KVM is close to both the kernel and
the hardware so we can optimize performance and work with cutting-edge hardware. Open standards arealso very important to us, so being ableto support both KVM and VMwarehypervisors with IBM SmartCloud Provisioning software enables us tooffer choice to our customers.”
—Martijn Van Zoeren, CEO of Dutch Cloud BV,
an IBM Premier Business Partner
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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EDELAP
EDELAP uses KVM on IBM Systems
KVM at EDELAP, S.A.—Reducing complexity and improving
availability with KVM on IBM System x EDELAP is an energy distributor in La Plata,
Argentina servicing six cities. The company has
500 employees and is par t of investment group
“Power Infrastructure.” Rapid growth at EDELAP
increased the risk of service disruption as the IT
infrastructure became more complex to manage;
it would take EDELAP a day to restore service to a
failed server. Furthermore EDELAP looked to
reduce hardware and software licensing cost and
to optimize the use of data center space.
Solution:● IBM System x 3400 class server● Six IBM BladeCenter HS22 servers (four with
2 GB of RAM, two with 4 GB of RAM)● IBM System Storage DS3200 with 2 expansions
with all blades sharing storage● Red Hat Enterprise Linux with KVM
Benefits:● Software licensing costs reduced by 75 percent● Batch processing performance improved by
50 percent (from 12 hours to 6)● Time to provision a new server reduced from
one day to one hour● Reliability increased by replicating virtual servers
on multiple physical servers● Optimized data center space by consolidating
18 physical servers to 7● Increased server density by running 30 virtual
servers on 6 physical servers
Link to view the reference video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJqWOEFqWXs
“At EDELAP, we have seen how KVM has evolved over time. Our decision touse KVM was definitely a smart choice. It has allowed us to build a resilient
infrastructure that is more efficient and cost effective to manage than thealternatives we considered.”
—Gonzalo D’Alessandro, Head of Technology & Communications,
EDELAP S.A.
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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eyeOS
eyeOS is an Independent SoftwareVendor (ISV) that has built a virtual appliance on the IBM PureFlexSystem with KVM.
eyeOS builds eyeOS Unified Workspace, a vir tual web desktop
solution, with KVMNeed:
With new trends like mobility, tablets, multiple
OS and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) picking
up quickly, eyeOS decided to focus on helping busi-
nesses deploy lighter solutions for client computing.
For that purpose, it expanded the scope of its
product from a pure Web-based interface to a
full-fledged platform that can manage users, prefer-
ences, and deliver all types of applications.
The most critical challenge to be addressed by
eyeOS was the handling of legacy applications.
Even though more and more companies are deploy-
ing Web-based applications, some critical activities
still rely on software applications—from SAP to
Microsoft Off ice—that don’t offer a native web
client. This is particularly true for all the enterprise
applications tailor made to specific customers.
Solution:eyeOS’ R&D team eventually settled for a stack
made of Hypervisor KVM and RedHat’s open source
SPICE remoting protocol. OpenStack, Red Hat
Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) or IBM native solu-
tion Flex Manager in its PureFlex Appliances are the
alternatives to handle virtual machines server man-
agement depending on the client or the Managed
Service Provider (MSP) infrastructure where the
solution is going to be deployed.
Benefit:Thanks to KVM, eyeOS’ web engine can run both
Windows and Linux VMs. This is an appealing optionin case the applications to be virtualized can run on
Linux. But most impor tantly, KVM is proving to be an
excellent hypervisor for Windows VMs even though
this hypervisor has gained fame in the Linux World.
For more information on eyeOS and KVM visit here:http://www.eyeos.com/kvm-and-eyeos-unified-workspace
“KVM is a very strong hypervisor that gained reputation for Linux Desktop
virtualization. It is less known that KVM performance in virtualizing Windows desktops is also outstanding.Besides KVM works with SPICE and allows for several options for theVM management software.”
—Michel Kisfaludi, CEO, eyeOS
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)
Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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i-Layer
i-Layer uses SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer with KVM on IBM System x
Need:i-Layer wanted to expand its IBM hardware and
software resale business to meet growing customer
needs for secure, high-performance, cost-effective
cloud solutions and hosted cloud services.
Solution:The i-Layer hosted cloud, running in an of fsite data
center, is powered by virtualized IBM BladeCenter
HS21 and HS23 servers with Intel Xeon processors
running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.2 with
KVM technology. For cloud storage, i-Layer uses
IBM System Storage DS3000 systems connected to
IBM System x 3550 M4 and x3650 M4 servers with
Intel Xeon processors functioning as Network File
System (NFS) nodes. They use IBM Systems Director
for server management and IBM Tivoli® Storage
Manager to run regular data backups.
By using SUSE Linux with KVM technology, i-Layerwas able to easily meet the technical requirements it
had defined for its cloud.
Benefit:KVM provides security capabilities that provide iso-
lation between multiple tenants in the cloud, which is
increasingly important as the number of i-Layer
cloud customers grows. KVM has also enabled
i-Layer to realize significant cost savings, lowering
i-Layer deploys a secure, high-performance, cost-effective
cloud using IBM BladeCenter, IBM System x and KVMsoftware-licensing costs 70 percent below competi-
tive virtualization software. The IBM and KVM cloud
platform also helped the company reduce its server-
provisioning time from two weeks to just 15 minutes.
The use of BladeCenter servers has also helped
i-Layer lower costs by reducing data-center space
requirements and power consumption.
For more information on this client’s success visit:http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/DLAS-92XPPA?OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“By using IBM Systems Director and SUSE Linux with KVM on IBM BladeCenter and System x, we’reable to offer hosted cloud services to our customers that provide a high level of security in a multi-tenant environment. KVM has also enabled us to realize significant cost savings, lowering software-licensing costs 70 percent belowcompetitive virtualization software.”
—Patrick Fitzgerald, Managing Director, i-Layer Ltd
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LetterGen
LetterGen uses Red Hat EnterpriseVirtualization, an enterprisevirtualization solution produced by Red Hat and based on KVM, on IBM Systems
LetterGen builds leading IT infrastructure with Red Hat
Enterprise VirtualizationNeed:
As the company continues to innovate, the Belgian
enterprise wanted to realize its growth plans and
remain competitive. Since LetterGen was creating
more virtual machines than it could migrate—an
average of 10 per month—the company was looking
for a new solution that provided a stable environ-
ment that would be easy to maintain and expand
without incurring high costs.
Solution:LetterGen strives to build cost-efficient, scalable
computing resources by migrating from VMware to
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, along with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux as the core operating system.
Benefit:LetterGen has reduced costs by 67 percent,
increased utilization, optimized system maintenance
and improved service levels all around.
For more information on this client’s success visit:
http://www.redhat.com/resourcelibrary/case-studies/lettergen-relies-on-red-hat
Link to the press release: http://www.redhat.com/about/news/press-archive/2012/5/ lettergen-achieves-substantial-performance-gains-and-cost-savings-with-red-hat-enterprise-virtualization
“Red Hat Enterprise Virtualizationoffered us the same features as VMware at a lower price point.”
—Vincent van der Kussen, System Engineer Open System
BTR Services
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of Srpska
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of Srpska uses Red Hat Enterprise Virtualizationon IBM System x
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of Srpska
gains flexibility and reliability with IBM System x and KVMNeed:Novi urbanisticki zavod Republike Srpske, which
translates to New Institute for Urban Planning of
the Republic of Srpska, is a government agency in
Bosnia and Herzegovina specializing in urban plan-
ning, architecture, road and infrastructure planning,
and ecological studies. The agency was struggling
to run its business with an out-of-date IT infrastruc-
ture that no longer satisfied its needs. Due to the age
of the systems, reliability and data loss had becomevery real issues—ones the agency could not af ford.
The New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic
of Srpska needed a secure, flexible, scalable system
to protect its data and intellectual property, as well
as to increase employee productivity.
Solution:The agency turned to IBM and IBM Business
Partner COMPUTING systems d.o.o. to help it imple-
ment, deploy and configure a new IBM solution
comprising servers, storage, uninterruptible
power supplies (UPSs) and more. They chose
IBM System x 3650 M4 servers with intelligent
Intel Xeon processors running Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization (RHEV) 3.0 and an IBM System
Storage DS3524 disk system.
Benefit:The new IBM solution protects data from both hard-
ware failures and security threats, boosts resiliency,offers the flexibility to add new functions as needed
and increases employee productivity.
For more information on this client’s success visit:http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/KFIN-93KQ8V?OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
“RHEV with KVM is key to the new system’s flexibility and performance.Chosen for its benchmark performance,high availability, live migration
capabilities, ease of management and affordability, it is the only virtualization platform used agency-wide.”
—Nenad Lakic, head of IT, Novi urbanisticki zavod
Republike Srpske
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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op5
op5 is an Independent SoftwareVendor (ISV) that has built a virtual appliance on the IBM PureFlexSystem with KVM. op5 is a member of the Open Virtualization Alliance.
op5 provides easy IT monitoring of KVMBackground:op5 provides an adaptive and powerful open source
software called op5 Monitor for unified IT monitoring
that manages, reports, visualizes, and measures
information technology in large enterprise IT environ-
ments. op5 Monitor handles IT infrastructure from
network hardware, software and services all the way
to virtual or cloud based services. Also, op5 needed
to find a virtualization platform for its internal IT that
could deliver the performance and cost effective-ness needed to meet the organization’s demands.
Solution:op5 has developed a powerful Ready for PureFlex
virtual appliance for IBM PureFlex System that
enables monitoring of K VM environments.
IBM PureFlex System is ideal for deployment of
hypervisors such as KVM, and for using op5 Monitor
as the tool to monitor the resource usage on the
KVM virtualization infrastructure. op5 developed a
KVM plug-in (check_libvirt) for agentless monitoring
of KVM.
op5 implemented KVM as the strategic virtualization
platform of choice for its internal IT because of its
outstanding performance and cost ef fectiveness.
Benefit:op5 can now provide its customers the ability to
monitor the KVM virtualization platform, including
monitoring of all services and applications running
on KVM, helping enterprises understand actual per-
formance and health of their vir tual environment,with all relevant data displayed in a unified view
along side other services.
op5 reduced its own software licensing costs by
approximately 60 percent using KVM technology
instead of the previously used virtualization solution.
For more information on op5 and KVM visit here: http://www.op5.com/op5-features/easy-monitoring-kvm/
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“Because of the decreased TCO from KVM based solutions, KVM has made it possible for me to maintain avirtualization environment comparableto any competitor, but at half the price.”
—Aron Lander, System Administrator/Operations Engineer, op5
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Radware
Radware is an Independent SoftwareVendor (ISV) that has built a virtual appliance on the IBM PureFlexSystem with KVM. Radware is amember of the Open Virtualization Alliance.
Successfully Deploying Globalized Applications Requires
Application Delivery ControllersNeed:Overcoming the inherent challenges of ADC consoli-
dation, while delivering maximum agility for the appli-
cation delivery services as well as transforming a
traditional application delivery infrastructure into a
virtual application delivery fabric that provides appli-
cation delivery services to the whole data center.
Solution:Radware assures the complete availability, per for-
mance, and security of business-critical applications
for enterprises and carriers worldwide. Radware
enters the Open Virtualization Alliance to deliver
the first virtual ADC solution for KVM—minimizing
complexity, adding f lexibility and dramatically
reducing overall costs in globalized applications
projects leveraging virtualized private, hybrid and
public cloud solutions.
Benefit:Radware customers achieve highest application
delivery resilience and performance predictability,
data center business agility and IT efficiency, dra-
matic reduction in the cost of application delivery
deployments.
For more information on Radware and KVM view here:http://www.radware.com/Company/TechnologyAlliances/technology_alliances.aspx?id=1570&taID=2404&imglogo=182739
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“Mission-critical applications and services running in RHEV environments must be highly available and deliver excellent performance. With Radware becoming an ISV for IBM PureSystems,customers can not only address thesechallenges, but also deploy and managetheir mission-critical applications
together with an advanced ADC serviceon one consistent virtualizationenvironment.”
—Gilad Zlotkin - vice president, Virtualization and
Management Products - Radware
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Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
“The Red Hat solution reduces our cost and increases the utilization and dynamic allocation flexibility. Selecting
enterprise-level open source products allows us to have the initiative, without vendor lock-in. In addition, we are guaranteed technical support.”
— Yoa Chunyang, assistant general manag er of IT Operation
Assurance, Rural Credit Banks Funds Clear ing Center
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center uses Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization, an enterprisevirtualization solution produced by Red Hat and based on KVM, on IBM Systems.
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center optimizes operation
with Red Hat Enterprise VirtualizationBackground:Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center Co., Ltd.
was founded in Beijing in 2006, with the approval
of the People’s Bank of China. It has 31 nationwide
province-level rural credit union associations
including rural cooperative banks, rural commercial
banks and the Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank.
Increasing IT requirements for limited physical serv-
ers, in addition to fast growth, increased pressure
on the server infrastructure that supported theRural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center network
server information systems. The organization imple-
mented Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to consoli-
date physical space, cut costs and increase
availability and scalability.
For more information on this client’s success visit: http://www.redhat.com/resourcelibrary/case-studies/ rural-credit-banks-funds-clearing-center-optimizes-operation-with-red-hat-enterprise-virtualization
Solution:● Red Hat® Enterprise Virtualization 3● Red Hat Enterprise Linux● JBoss® Enterprise Application Platform● IBM BladeCenter blade servers● IBM System Storage—DS Series
Benefit:Due to the numerous benefits, the organization
chose to migrate from VMware to Red Hat Enterprise
Virtualization. The migration resulted in reduced
hardware, licensing and maintenance costs, as well
as dramatically improved utilization and flexibility.
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Scale Computing is an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) that has built a virtual appliance using KVM and IBM’s GPFS. Scale Computing is amember of the Open Virtualization Alliance.
Scale Computing’s HC3 based on KVM Offers an Affordable,
Easy-to-Use Virtualization Solution for the mid-marketNeedMany SMBs have not yet virtualized due to the com-
plex labyrinth of technologies that need to be woven
together into a fully functional, integrated and highly
available infrastructure. KVM plays a crucial part in
bringing hyper-convergence to this untapped market
and untangling this complexity. Hyperconvergence
includes combining all of the functionality of a data
center in an appliance-like form factor that can be
connected together to build an entire infrastructurein building block fashion. Integrating KVM, Scale
Computing designed a full-functioning commercial-
grade, hyper-converged product, providing an
affordable, highly available, easy to use virtualization
appliance for small and midsize companies.
SolutionScale Computing’s HC3, based on KVM, integrates
servers, storage and networking into a clustered
appliance with a single operating system called
ICOS® (Intelligent Clustered Operating System).
Through a single pane, ICOS manages virtual serv-
ers and storage to create a highly available platform.
Benefits With no virtualization software to license and no
external storage to buy, HC3 lowers out of pocket
costs by as much as 75 percent and radically
simplifies the infrastructure needed to keep applica-
tions running. HC3 makes the deployment andmanagement of a highly available and scalable
infrastructure as easy to manage as a single ser ver.
Scale Computing
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“We’re very excited to be an active participant in the Open Virtualization Alliance. Industry-wide commitment to
solving the challenges IT administrators face, with technologies such as KVM,will hasten the development of solutions and technology price reductions.”
—Patrick Conte, GM and EVP of Worldwide Field Operations for
Scale Computing
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For more information on this client’s success visit:
Link to case study: http://www-01.ibm.com/software/success/cssdb.nsf/CS/ LWIS-8YSTCX?OpenDocument&Site=corp&cty=en_us
SLTN
SLTN delivers Cloud Services with KVM on IBM Systems and with IBM SmartCloud Provisioning.
SLTN Reduces cloud and virtualization management costs with
IBM SmartCloud Provisioning and KVMBackground:SLTN is an information and communications tech-
nology (ICT) managed service provider and system
integrator in the Netherlands. The company serves
a wide range of organizations, from multinational
corporations and government agencies to mid-
market businesses. SLTN’s evolution from hardware
reseller to managed service provider, and, now,
cloud services provider reflects changing IT needs
over the past 15 years.
Solution:To deliver cloud services, SLTN designed and
implemented a new data center based on
IBM BladeCenter and IBM System x 3550 class
servers, and IBM XIV Storage System technology.
Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) and VMware
virtualization technology are used to enable clients
to run multiple virtual machines with Linux or
Windows images depending on their needs.
Benefit:SLTN found that by using SmartCloud Provisioning
it could also rapidly provision virtual machines with
little administrative effort. And while SLTN will use
other cloud management technologies when
needed, it has found that the majority of its clients
can benefit from using IBM SmartCloud Provisioning
software to support provisioning of both KVM and
VMware ESXi hypervisors. With the ability to deliver
new cloud services cost-effectively, SLTN expects
to realize a 24-month return on its investment.
“What we see, in general, is that customers say the system management of VMware can be difficult and that licensing costs are high; and that’s themain reason why customers are looking to other options like KVM,” “We believe
that there’s a great future for KVM,especially in combination with Linux. I think there will continue to be a lot of development in KVM so we’ll see better and better performance, functionalityand management capabilities.”
—Henk Jansen, General Man ager, Services, SLTN
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
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Vissensa
For more information visit: www.vissensa.com
Vissensa uses Red Hat EnterpriseVirtualization, an enterprisevirtualization solution produced by Red Hat and based on KVM, on IBM Systems
KVM at Vissensa—KVM on IBM systems provides resilient,
low cost virtual desktopsBackground:
With a KVM implementation of Virtual Bridges
VERDE, Vissensa created a high availability
environment where clients can test, quality assure
and benchmark their applications on a Linux
platform. The virtual desktop infrastructure enables
Vissensa’s customers to tune their solutions while
saving money relative to other solutions, without
sacrificing functional capabilities.
Solution:● Vissensa VsX (Vissensa Solution Exchange)● Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (KVM) with
Virtual Bridges VERDE VDI solution● IBM BladeCenter HS22● IBM System x3650 class servers● IBM Storwize V7000 storage● IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
Benefits:● Integrated Virtual Desktop platform with low cost
operating system, reducing costs by 75 percent.● Increased flexibility in provisioning new users,
new applications, new hardware● Centralized management of desktop and
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) estate● Optimized storage allocation and usage with
shared resources, processes.
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“Using virtualization with KVM on IBM System x Servers and Storwize V7000, Vissensa is able to provision mobile corporate applications toa world of varied devices, delivering a“single pane of glass” to the corporate
workforce and ensure their connection tocommon desktop service and corporateapplications is maintained.”
—Steve Groom, CEO, Vissensa Ltd
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Webb
Webb uses Red Hat EnterpriseVirtualization, an enterprisevirtualization solution produced by Red Hat and based on KVM,on IBM Systems
KVM at Webb - Reducing costs and improving reliability with
RHEV on IBM BladeCenter Background:
Webb, a Brazilian supply chain management
company, faced growing software-testing demands
and needed a new, cost-efficient infrastructure with
improved flexibility and performance. At the same
time, the company also needed to replace several
racks of servers used to run back-off ice applications
such as customer relationship management and
enterprise resource planning.
Solution:The company deployed IBM BladeCenter H chassis
containing BladeCenter HS22 servers with Intel Xeon
processors. The servers were virtualized in two
clusters running Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0
with KVM. Webb also deployed IBM Systems
Director with Active Energy Manager for systems
management and IBM Storwize V7000 for storage.
Benefits:The IBM solution reduced software licensing costs
by 70 percent, lowered configuration time for virtual
machines from two days to 15 minutes and reduced
server footprint by more than 80 percent.
Abyres and its Malaysian Clients (KVM on IBM Systems,
OVA member)
Alphinat (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
BG Phoenics (zBX)
Bloombase (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Bonhams (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
Casio Computers (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on
System x)
China Merchants Bank New York Branch
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
DutchCloud (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
EDELAP (KVM on IBM Systems)
eyeOS (ISV on PureFlex)
i-Layer (SUSE Linux with KVM on System x)
LetterGen (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
New Institute for Urban Planning of the Republic of
Srpska (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
op5 (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member )
Radware (ISV on PureFlex, OVA member)
Rural Credit Banks Funds Clearing Center
(Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on IBM BladeCenter)Scale Computing (ISV on PureFlex, OVA Member)
SLTN (IBM SmartCloud Provisioning)
Vissensa (KVM on IBM Systems)
Webb (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization on System x)
“In the Supply Chain SaaS business,
high reliability and low costs areessential to our customers. By using open virtualization with KVM on IBM System x Blade Servers, we’vebeen able to accelerate our softwaretesting and quality assurance, as well as host our production back-officeapplications.”
—Mauricio Longo, IT Infrastructure Manager, Webb
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