Re: POC Args

2007-09-29 Thread David Boyes
Thanks to all for the reply - I thought I was pursuing a dead end but it looks like I need to take some of the objections with a grain of salt. George. *great big cow-appropriate block lick* sized salt unit, more likely.

Re: POC Args

2007-09-28 Thread George Wallace
Thanks to all for the reply - I thought I was pursuing a dead end but it looks like I need to take some of the objections with a grain of salt. George. Dave Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I replied to Dennis off list. Dennis Hamrick wrote: Mr. Jones, Could you send those

Re: POC Args

2007-09-28 Thread Rob van der Heij
On 9/28/07, Rich Smrcina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe not so much with a grain of salt, but at least be able to understand how to make the counter-argument (or who to ask). I had my Murphy's statement in one of my presentations as example that some just don't get it Rob

Re: POC Args

2007-09-28 Thread Rich Smrcina
Maybe not so much with a grain of salt, but at least be able to understand how to make the counter-argument (or who to ask). George Wallace wrote: Thanks to all for the reply - I thought I was pursuing a dead end but it looks like I need to take some of the objections with a grain of

POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread George Wallace
I tried to talk to my manager to begin a zLinux POC at our company (health care) recently to consolidate Oracle servers and, well, it did not go so well. He pointed me to 2 articles in zdnet that discouraged him from even entertaining the idea (see links below). Does anyone have suggestions

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Marcy Cortes
10:53 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: [LINUX-390] POC Args I tried to talk to my manager to begin a zLinux POC at our company (health care) recently to consolidate Oracle servers and, well, it did not go so well. He pointed me to 2 articles in zdnet that discouraged him from even

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Gregg Levine
On 9/27/07, George Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I tried to talk to my manager to begin a zLinux POC at our company (health care) recently to consolidate Oracle servers and, well, it did not go so well. He pointed me to 2 articles in zdnet that discouraged him from even entertaining the

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, George. The number of misstatements and outright errors in the first Murphy blog are too numerous for me to attempt to address in this note. He makes the all to common mistake of attempting to compare wildly different system architectures by comparing the processors' Mhz ratings...and this

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread David Kreuter
: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Dave Jones Sent: Thu 9/27/2007 2:24 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: POC Args Hi, George. The number of misstatements and outright errors in the first Murphy blog are too numerous for me to attempt to address in this note. He makes the all to common mistake

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Dennis Hamrick
Mr. Jones, Could you send those 'other' articles to me as well? KUB (Knoxville Utilities Board) are just beginning to take a look at this technology, and would appreciate any materials available. Thanks Dennis K Hamrick KUB/ISD

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Ceruti, Gerard G
September 2007 07:53 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: POC Args I tried to talk to my manager to begin a zLinux POC at our company (health care) recently to consolidate Oracle servers and, well, it did not go so well. He pointed me to 2 articles in zdnet that discouraged him from even

Re: POC Args

2007-09-27 Thread Dave Jones
I replied to Dennis off list. Dennis Hamrick wrote: Mr. Jones, Could you send those 'other' articles to me as well? KUB (Knoxville Utilities Board) are just beginning to take a look at this technology, and would appreciate any materials available. Thanks Dennis K Hamrick KUB/ISD