Case Study: Nationwide Uses Linux and High-Power Virtualization for Web Presence

Overview

Nationwide Insurance significantly reduced expenditures by consolidating nonmainframe server workloads using Linux-only System z mainframes, while improving quality of service and providing for growth that has minimal impact on floor space, power and cooling. Its approach will interest any organization that houses a combination of Windows (where its applications have Linux equivalents), Linux, Unix and IBM mainframe operating environments and that is looking at new and innovative ways to consolidate its server environment.