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Red Hat and IBM Spearhead Open Source Virtualization for the Enterprise

Plans underway to develop a Kernel-based virtual machine ecosystem
By Dilip Tinnelvelly
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May 5, 2011 11:45 AM EDT
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Red Hat, Inc. and IBM have announced that they have joined hands to expand the open source KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) ecosystem through joint solutions targeting the enterprise. They plan on pooling their resources together to develop cloud management interfaces and virtualization management APIs that will address cloud, datacenter automation, virtual storage and networking, virtualization security and virtual appliance management. They also intend to cultivate a community of users among third-party virtualization vendors. The APIs will be used in their respective management products, including Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager, IBM Director and Tivoli software.

The Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is built on KVM and is touted as a less expensive open source alternative to proprietary virtualization products like VMware's vSphere. It allows for businesses to create multiple virtual versions of Linux and Windows environments on the same server. Last year IBM gave its stamp of approval to KVM when it chose the KVM technology for its cloud test and development service. Now the combination of IBM hardware and software with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization is officially in use by Brazilian Federal Highway Police (DPRF) and Cortal Consors, a division of BNP Paribas.

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Dilip Tinnelvelly is Vice President of cloud computing business unit (CCBU) at ChannelVission Inc., a Cloud computing firm specializing in channels for global business development using SaaS/PaaS platforms. He is responsible for Technology Infrastructure, Product Strategy and Business Operations. Dilip has a special interest in Cloud Computing, Mobile Technology and energy efficient products and practices. He has over a decade of experience working in High Tech Fortune 500 companies as well as emerging startups, directing global technology programs. Before joining ChannelVission, Dilip has served as a Senior Director in Product Management and Strategic Business Development functions at ON Semiconductor, LSI Logic & TransEDA. He has worked as a technology consultant for Venture capital companies, Market Research firms, Institutional investors and Government agencies. He holds an Executive MBA from UC Irvine, California and a Masters in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, New York.