On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 17:50 -0400, Tony Harminc wrote: > The bottom line, as we all know, is that IBM wants to keep the margins up on > engines running traditional workloads, while competing with cheaper iron for > work that they perceive might otherwise be in danger of migrating there.
Basically says it all - even IBM admits it. Leaves a lot of old customers swinging in the breeze though as Denis says. I don't see a lot of new workload selling mainframe MIPS here. Parallel sysplex (and associated pricing model) didn't seem to do the job either - consequently we now see IBM releasing humungous boxes, and encouraging shops to consolidate back to single footprint. "new workload" is apparently the current mantra being drummed into the IBM workforce. Let's hope it works, else there might be more of us competing for yet fewer job opportunities. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
