CNet:
IBM will announce a new low-end server Wednesday, its first Power processor-based system that can run the Linux operating system without needing IBM’s AIX as well.
Single-CPU servers start at about 15 grand. It looks like running AIX on this “entry level” monster actually has a higher value (price/configurability) than running SuSE. The real nugget of knowledge is a little further down in the article:
Some software partners are coming aboard, though. Red Hat, the No. 1 seller of Linux, has agreed to release a version of its high-end Advanced Server product for all four IBM server lines.
If Red Hat thinks that running Linux on an IBM pSeries is worth it, chances are it’s worth it.