On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:21:23 -0400, John S. Giltner, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Can the mainframe z900/z990/z9 compete head to head with Intel? >IMHO, yes. > >Head to head. You are talking about the same number of processors and >same amount of "RAM/Central Storage".
I don't understand why the comparison is always technological. Why not compare what the costs to acquire, provision, operate and maintain the "system" over, say, 4 years? This is the TCO stuff, including staff, software license costs, electricity, floor space, etc. Head to head where it counts: IT spending. Do people *really* care that much about MHz or GB? I figured folks were primarily interested in affordability. Can you get the function you need, with the qualities of service you require, at a price you can afford? Can your infrastructure absorb/accomodate growth? If all you want is a web server, don't buy a mainframe. If all you want is 5 webservers, don't buy a mainframe. If, on the other hand, you want 400 webservers, buy a mainframe. If all you want is 50 servers, buy a small mainframe. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
