To: cherry_bomb88
What's the point of a Linix mainframe. Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a Unix server like Sun?
To: Paleo Conservative
I don't know...I'm an above average end user who went through the AS400 nightmare....I just keep having DeJavus
6 posted on
05/11/2003 5:31:34 PM PDT by
cherry_bomb88
(It's a numbers game!)
To: Paleo Conservative
Sun requires its own software. Linux on IBM allows for an enormous amount of multi-tasking. I am not an expert, but this looks promising for IBM.
7 posted on
05/11/2003 5:49:18 PM PDT by
sine_nomine
(Protect the poorest of the poor - the unborn.)
To: Paleo Conservative
What's the point of a Linix mainframe. Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a Unix server like Sun?Yes, for one or a few. But consider the economies of scale if you wanted a few hundred or a few thousand. It is cheaper to maintain one large machine than hundreds or thousands of smaller ones.
17 posted on
05/12/2003 6:31:15 AM PDT by
NCjim
To: Paleo Conservative
What's the point of a Linix mainframe. Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a Unix server like Sun?For one, local access for web apps to mainframe DB2 databases running in another partition on the same mainframe.
21 posted on
05/12/2003 9:56:33 AM PDT by
tacticalogic
(Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
To: Paleo Conservative
What's the point of a Linix mainframe. Wouldn't it be cheaper to get a Unix server like Sun?I don't know if it would be cheaper but, buying Sun MFs means giving money to Sun. Based on the way their president behaves, I have to wonder about the corporate culture there and how reliable a business relationship with them would be.
They might be a bit cheaper up-front but the intangible long term costs may not be worth it.
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