The panel discussion at CA World 2015 highlights the increasing demand for mainframe resources driven by big data, mobile processing, cloud, and virtualization, with Linux emerging as the preferred operating system for these workloads. Industry experts discuss new hardware and software advancements that provide the speed, scalability, and security essential for the application economy. The session covers benefits and challenges of Linux on mainframes, supported by statistics showing significant growth in Linux usage in z systems.

1. Linux & Open Source Panel: Driving New
Innovation and Value on Your Mainframe
Mainframe
Andrew Chapman
CA Technologies
MFT19S
Ashley George
Brown Brothers Harriman
Cameron Seay
North Carolina A&T
Bryan Foley
IBM
Alan Clark
SUSE

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Abstract
In the last few years demand for mainframe resources
have drastically increased due to the adoption Big Data,
mobile processing, cloud and virtualization. Linux excels in
all these areas and is often the operating system of choice
for these rapidly growing workloads. Join us for this
informative panel discussion as industry experts come
together to discuss new hardware and software
capabilities that enables Linux without limits and to
provide the speed, scalability and security you need to
excel in the application economy
Andrew Chapman
VP Product Management
CA Technologies
Ashley George
VP, Operating System Support
Brown Brothers Harriman
Cameron Seay
Department of Computer
Systems Technology
North Carolina A&T
Bryan Foley
Program Director, z Systems
IBM
Alan Clark
Director, Emerging Standards
and Open Source
SUSE

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Agenda
INTRODUCTION AND PANELISTS
LINUX ON MAINFRAME: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES
OPEN MAINFRAME PROJECT
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Q & A3

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Featured Panelists
Alan Clark
SUSE
Moderator:
Bryan Foley
IBM
Ashley George
Brown Brothers
Harriman
Andrew Chapman
CA Technologies
Panelists:
Cameron Seay
NC A&T

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Linux on z Systems in 3Q 2015
Installed Linux MIPS at 45% CAGR*
 27.9% of Total installed MIPS run Linux as of 3Q15
 Installed IFL MIPS increased by 20% YTY from 3Q14
to 3Q15
 40% of z Systems Customers have IFL’s installed as
of 3Q15
 82 of the top 100 z Systems Customers are running
Linux on z as of 3Q15 **
 65% of new FIE/FIC z Systems Accounts
run Linux
 36% of all z Systems servers have IFLs
*Based on YE 2003 to YE 2014
**Top 100 is based on total installed MIPS
Installed Capacity Over Time
YE04 YE05 YE06 YE07 YE08 YE09 YE10 YE11 YE12 YE13 YE14 YTD15
InstalledIFLCapacity

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The Linux Foundation
Open Mainframe Project

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Distributions
Open Source on the Mainframe
Hypervisors Languages Runtimes Management Database Analytics
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Q & A

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