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 | News @ 2007-08-17HP turns to Linux for datacenter of the future Hewlett-Packard's ambition to build the "next-generation datacenter" depends on Linux and open source, an HP executive said at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo Wednesday. HP ships one Linux-based server every minute, Livermore noted, and has been shipping them for nine years. The energy efficiency of all servers has become the issue "every customer wants to talk about," she said and applauded the new functionality added to the Linux kernel that improves energy efficiency by putting Linux systems into low-power states when there's a pause in computing. HP is a member of the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit group supporting Linux, and has made its own contributions to Linux with the COE (common operating environment) software for datacenter management. LinuxCOE 4.0 was released by HP earlier this year under the general public license governing open source software. LinuxCOE helps automate the lifecycle management of software, including provisioning, configuration, compliance, patch management, and delivery to a desktop computer. For one longtime Linux believer, the notion of Fortune 500 companies such as HP investing in Linux is something that's hard to believe. |
