Become a PartnerWorld member. It's easy, it's fast, and it's the first step to unlocking the benefits of working with IBM. In addition to resources to assist in selling, marketing, and services, PartnerWorld members can exploit access to technical and development resources unavailable to others.
To discover all the great Linux resources IBM has to offer, everything from development and marketing assistance to incentives and sales resources, you can also leverage the Linux how-to roadmaps for a phased approach to finding resources on developing, porting, migrating, marketing, and selling your applications. For further skills building opportunities, see Linux education and events for Business Partners.
To facilitate your migration to Linux on POWER, IBM has developed a library of technical resources for reference. Some of the topics covered include Learn about Linux on POWER, get started, develop/integrate solutions and optimize performance. If you're looking for guidance on Linux courses you should take, view IBM's Linux, UNIX, Open Source training path.
In addition to reference material, IBM developerWorks provides Linux on POWER downloads of popular open source and commercial developer tools designed to accelerate the task of developing applications for Linux on POWER. The toolkit includes evaluation versions of enterprise middleware for Linux on POWER. Tivoli management tools, WebSphere Application Server, DB2, VisualAge Compilers and more are available for trial.
The IBM Linux Test Drive Center offers an array of hardware and environments for remote development. Any PartnerWorld member can gain access to either a shared or dedicated development environment via VPN protected secure shell sessions. In addition to hardware and software access, the TestDrive Center provides electronic Q&A, voice, email, and forum support. However, the TestDrive Center is not intended for benchmarks, sizings, customer engagements or demonstrations.
IBM also offers more hardware access options for further development and testing purposes.
Also use Linux on POWER Marketing On Demand Programs to leverage IBM relationships with leading marketing firms by offering awareness and demand generation tactics with built-in IBM messaging and look-and-feel. You can also create co-branded deliverables for use by marketing and sales to convey a powerful story to our joint customers and prospects.
IBM Power Architecture site
IBM’s Power Architecture resource site for learning about the latest Power news and events, locating a Power Architecture center, downloading a Power Architecture pack, or joining the Power Architecture community.
Linux on Power Architecture Developer’s Corner
Linux® and IBM POWER™-based processors combine to offer a solid platform for a huge range of applications and services, limited only by the needs of business and the imagination of developers.
New developerWorks Power Architecture zone
IBM's developerWorks zone for hardware and software professionals who are interested in Power Architecture. This site places all the basics in context and ties together relevant developerWorks articles, tutorials, and tips, as well as IBM education, workshops, products, and offsite information for your further investigation.
Linux on IBM PartnerWorld
PartnerWorld now provides all Business Partners with a single Web resource for quickly leveraging Linux incentives, promotions, training, technical support, marketing and sales resources, and networking opportunities across IBM software, hardware, and services.
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