Today, Linux on System z and the other z operating systems (z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF) are best friends and partners in the mainframe ecosystem. How We got here: Linux on System z is not new ...

Here's a bit from the introduction to a recent article by Ken Milberg under the title "Mainframe Linux vs. Unix". Today's new breed of smaller, cheaper mainframes, paired with the Linux operating ...

2010 marks the 10th anniversary of Linux for the mainframe. Here, Knowledge Center contributor Bill Claybrook delves into the 10-year history of Linux for the mainframe, discussing its first ...

The Linux Foundation and IBM today announced initiatives to advance Linux on mainframe computers, including a new collaborative project from the open source steward and new servers from Big Blue, ...

And as though to prove its ongoing utility, The Linux Foundation announced it was launching the Open Mainframe Project today, an open source endeavor devoted to helping companies using mainframe ...

IBM announced new Linux-only mainframe systems to further tap into the fastest-growing operating system in the industry.

The company is betting big on open source in the enterprise: “Fifteen years ago IBM surprised the industry by putting Linux on the mainframe, and today more than a third of IBM mainframe clients are ...

Mainframe Linux can boost application uptime and reduce support costs. But users and analysts recommend acting carefully when choosing which applications to move to the open-source operating ...

The new mainframes come in two flavors, named for penguins (Linux — penguins — get it?). The first is called Emperor and runs on the IBM z13 , which we wrote about in January.

Linux may be free, but users shouldn’t overlook the costs associated with bringing it to the mainframe. That’s according to analysis delivered by Cambridge, Mass.-based Giga Information Group ...

IBM's T-Rex mainframe helped restore the high-end server line to relevance, ... Boyes said, meaning that software written for Linux on the mainframe should work on OpenSolaris, too.

Linux purists shouldn't shy away from this book, though, because the authors do a good job of explaining when and why Linux could be used on the Mainframe and when it should stay be used standalone.