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IBM Academic Initiative > Products & technologies
Power Systems: Linux
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More and more companies today are moving business critical solutions to the Linux operating system to reduce costs and increase flexibility, and they are challenged with how to gain these advantages and continue the same quality of service achieved with a proprietary UNIX operating system. Linux on IBM Power Systems (System p) provides the solution to this challenge by enabling the self-healing and self-managing capabilities of the IBM POWER5+ and POWER6 architecture in Linux.
There are many benefits to learning about
Linux on Power Systems for both educational institutions and students. Linux is very prevalent in today’s
marketplace and students with these skills will expand their job and career opportunities worldwide.
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We have two primary methods for IBM Academic Initiative members to gain access to a Linux environment for teaching purposes.
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1) Lease or purchase IBM Power Systems at a discount*
We offer special discounted lease and purchase options to educational institutions whose
faculty are members of the IBM Academic Initiative. Both options feature discounts on the hardware
and the operating system, plus some additional software is included at no additional cost. In addition,
we have thousands of IBM software products that IBM Academic
Initiative members can download, also at no cost.
For more information on the lease and purchase options, as well as the software available, download the
Educational Lease and Purchase Options document.
*This option is not available in all regions
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2) Get remote access to shared Power Systems
At our Power System Connection Center, IBM Academic
Initiative members can get no-cost access to the latest technology for
teaching purposes — without the expense of your owning and maintining your own system.
The Connection Center is managed by Systems Education Association Limited (SEAL), who will work with you to understand your application requirements, set up your student profiles,
as well as handle other administrative responsibilities, so that you can spend your time teaching. When you access the environment
using the Power System Connection Center, it will look and feel just like your own system.
You can test the Connection Center environment using the SEAL guest connection.
When you link to the SEAL site, follow their directions to access the test environment.
For more details and help getting started
with the Connection Center, send an email to powerskills@us.ibm.com.
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There are 3 easy steps to getting started:
- Join the Academic Initiative
and get access to valuable resources at no charge. Be sure to indicate Power Systems (or System p or System i)
on the application form.
- Review the two options for access to the Linux enviroment and then contact us at
powerskills@us.ibm.com to put them in place.
- Review the Learning resources listed on this page to learn about Linux on Power
and enhance your skills.
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