And for some non-mainframe server software, if you add another CPU, your license costs do double. I think Oracle prices that way, and I think IBM may price some software that way.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richards.Bob Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 10:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Just another example of mainframe costs. George, You're kidding, right? Is this flame bait? I just added 8 general purpose engines (4 per CEC) at no additional software cost. *** I would love to see YOUR expression! *** Bob Richards -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Bly Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 1:34 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Just another example of mainframe costs. We are running small sun boxes for unix and dell for Microsoft. We run clustered with failover. It works well. We're all fiber attached disk with large cache. It works well. Try to explain to a UNIX person that when you add an additional/similar CPU to your mainframe that your software does not change but the software cost doubles. *** Watch their expression *** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
