> HW maintenance for 120 PCs is probably cheaper than for one z9. Especially since it might well be "if one breaks, we'll replace it."
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Just another example of mainframe costs. Veilleux, Jon L wrote: [...] > And how much do they pay for LINUX admins for 120 boxes? And for > licenses for 120 boxes? How much do you pay for admins for nn images of z/OS on yur LPARs? Who's cheaper: linux admin or mainframe admin ? Environmental factors (power, floor space, air cond.) need not to be significantly higher. See google server rooms. They even don't use blada servers to "compress" the bunch of PCs. License can be killing factor. But it need not to be. It depends on your needs: Mysql cost ZERO - it's less than Oracle license. Even Oracle license can be negotiated, when you present them your alternatives. Last but not least: License is almost ALWAYS the killing factor on mainframe with z/OS. HW maintenance for 120 PCs is probably cheaper than for one z9. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
