City University Purchases Largest IBM zSeries for Linux Workload
City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban university in the United States, recently inked a deal with IBM for the largest IBM zSeries system ever purchased for a Linux workload - a z990 Model 316 with 15 Integrated Facilities for Linux (IFLs) and one processor dedicated to a z/OS workload. The Linux workload will include email, voicemail, calendaring and BlackBerry wireless handheld devices for 260,000 users. The IBM solution meets CUNY's goals because it delivers state-of-the art technology, cross-campus consolidation and compatibility on one server, consolidating old workloads and new onto one z990. The consolidation provides excellent total cost of ownership and streamlines future procurement and growth.
