Escala solutions : Web Infrastructure

Escala AIX™ and Linux servers performance, combined with open source software such as JOnAS Application Server or JBoss Enterprise Middleware, enable clients to build a reliable Web Infrastructure.

Bull is a co-founder of ObjectWeb, the leading worldwide consortium focused on Open Source middleware. In particular, within ObjectWeb Bull is a key contributor to JOnAS, a J2EE-certified Java application server. A completely standard, high-performance application server, JOnAS is considered as the most robust, enterprise-class J2EE application server in Open Source today.

Bull has also developed a close partnership with JBoss to accelerate the development and deployment of interoperable open source middleware solutions for enterprise service-oriented architecture (SOA). JBoss Enterprise Middleware combines an enterprise-class open source software Suite with the tools and industry-leading services to maximize return-on-investment and help you focus resources on what differentiates your business.

• Consolidate multiple Web servers to improve infrastructure efficiency and TCO using Escala AIX™ and Linux servers Advanced Power Virtualization features
• Easily grow your Web Infrastructure, adding more compute power with Power On Demand, optionally available on a selection of Escala AIX™ and Linux servers, or by scaling out with additional servers in a clustered environment
• Lower administration complexity and costs due to a reduced number of physical servers and Escala’s automatic “cross-partition” workload balancing capabilities
• Higher utilisation rates and much less over-sizing: up to 80% use of the purchased resources (compared to 10%-20% on distributed servers today)
• Increased flexibility: create partitions “on-the-fly” to reduce the time and cost of deployment of new applications or test environments
• Lower overall infrastructure costs due to fewer required SAN switches, routers and cables
• Lower power consumption and cooling overheads
• Lower floor space requirements through “infrastructure in a box” approach

White Papers

Learn More on this subject. Download the related Whites papers:
• The Open Source revolution: Towards a new forge for IT     infrastructure
• Escala Virtualisation & Consolidation: Break-through consolidation   capabilities for simplified infrastructures and lower administration   complexity.