Canonical has introduced their Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS (Long Term Support) release for LinuxONE and z Systems concurrently with their other supported platforms. Details and the download link are available here:
http://partners.ubuntu.com/ibm Canonical's Founder and Chairman, Mark Shuttleworth, commented on their support a couple months ago in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U5NIvbQeGI Canonical prices their "24x7 Ubuntu Advantage Advanced support services" at US$19,500 per drawer per year. LinuxONE and z Systems range from 1 to 4 processor drawers per machine depending on customer chosen capacities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
