This paper describes the performance and scaling of Oracle running in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 guests on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 host with the KVM hypervisor.

This paper describes the performance and scaling of an industry-standard Exchange application, Microsoft Load Generator (LoadGen), running in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 guests under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 using the KVM hypervisor.

The telecommunications industry is in a constant state of great change and opportunity. To remain technologically viable and seize market opportunities as they arise, telecoms need flexible, high-performing, carrier-grade solutions. With Red Hat Enterprise Linux, these telecoms get the performance, adaptability, and broad vendor support they need to thrive in this very dynamic and competitive environment.

In August 2009, Red Hat commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realise by deploying JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Forrester found that the organisation reduced its operating costs by cutting spending on annual maintenance and support for its Java platform and improved its IT productivity, resulting in shorter product-introduction times and increased revenue.

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

In a highly competitive business environment, the ability to adapt the information technology infrastructure quickly is imperative. Many businesses are turning to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to create a flexible infrastructure. SOA enables organisations to build and deploy it systems that directly serve the goals of the business faster and more easily than traditional approaches.

VIRTUALISATION

Virtualisation is transforming the way organisations deploy and manage their IT resources. By helping them more efficiently utilise hardware, software, and personnel, virtualisation enables them to build infrastructures that are flexible, scalable, and — most importantly — economical as they strive to become truly agile businesses.

STRATEGY

Economic downturns have a tendency to accelerate emerging technologies, boost the adoption of effective solutions, and punish solutions that are not cost competitive or that are out of synch with industry trends.  IDC research finds that Linux users are clearly satisfied about their choice to deploy Linux, and during trying economic times, the  potential  for  those  same  customers  to  ramp  up  their  deployment  of  Linux  is strong.

DESKTOP VIRTUALISATION

The advent of virtualisation technology on x86 platforms has allowed a radically new, cost-effective model of desktop delivery. It allows it to centrally manage, maintain, and enforce policies on desktops in a much more effective and holistic manner than traditional desktops.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

 An analysis of two strategies for enterprise operating systems by the Robert Frances Group.

ANALYSIS

The success of open-source software has been remarkable, forcing even the largest commercial software vendors to acknowledge its influence and, in some cases, adopt its methods. It seems likely that most companies with information technology departments of any size are familiar with—if not actively using—open-source products on a daily basis. But its ubiquity can lead to more questions than answers.

OVERVIEW

Red Hat, a provider of open source solutions has released the Open Source Index, a study in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology comparing and contrasting open source activity and environment across 75 countries.

TREND

Some 46% of businesses have implemented open source software, or plan to pilot it this year, according to a Forrester Research survey of 2,200 IT executives in the UK, France, Germany, the US and Canada.

SKILLS

Go back a couple of decades and one can remember when Microsoft first burst on the scene. The demand for certified Microsoft engineers was high and the supply was minimal. Fast forward to the present day and this scenario is repeated with open source.

PLANNING

In every business and even in open source projects there comes a time when demand outgrows the status quo and the time for change arrives. In the rapidly evolving world of technology, this is all too relevant. Occasionally you need to take a step back to facilitate change and progress for overall improvement.