Virtualization Success Stories
- BMW Group is using SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server from Novell with integrated Xen virtualization software to implement virtualized workloads in its data center, thus reducing hardware costs and simplifying deployment. After extensive testing by BMW IT Research Center staff in North America and Germany, the automobile manufacturer is going to deploy virtualized data center solutions using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with the open source Xen hypervisor on x86 servers using dual-core processors with Intel Virtualization Technology.
- Cardium replaced its 25 existing servers with just eight—a combination of high-end IBM System x and custom-built servers. The company then upgraded to the latest version of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, which includes XEN virtualisation software, enabling the eight physical servers to run as many Linux instances as required.
- Global electronics giant Casio Computer is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with integrated Xen virtualization software to reduce the cost of consolidating servers while improving flexibility compared with alternative, proprietary virtualization software. Casio is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and the paravirtualized drivers in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual Machine Driver Pack to consolidate Windows and Linux servers in order to improve productivity by standardizing communication tools and to promote better IT control and cost efficiency.
- By choosing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, DFS avoided additional investment in proprietary, closed-source operating systems, and enabled considerable improvements in price-performance. See how DFS saved hundreds of thousands of Euro by using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with Xen virtualization technology.
- The Xen technology included in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server uses paravirtualisation to allow virtual servers to communicate directly with the underlying hardware. The leading proprietary virtualisation solutions require a software layer to emulate the hardware, which incurs a considerable performance overhead—typically around 40 percent. The low overhead of Xen paravirtualisation delivers excellent performance, enabling the GBA team within ICTU to actively use up to 95 percent of its available computing power.
- With significant cost reductions, Siemens can better support the extensive SAP systems for Siemens AG and other customers. The company can also pass on savings to its customers with scalable solutions that offer increased performance. Virtualization will allow Siemens to increase the load on its servers, improve flexibility and reduce the number of physical servers.
- Sumitomo Electric Industries is using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server from Novell with integrated Xen virtualization software to extend the useful life of its platforms, minimize additional hardware investment through more efficient use of resources, and operate an effective disaster recovery site. By running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Xen on hardware containing Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors with Intel Virtualization Technology, Sumitomo Electric Industries is extending the life of valued applications on virtual servers, thus optimizing data center resources and running a more efficient business.