I for one would be interested in just why one would buy a mainframe
if not for the processing power, and scalability, not to mention IO.
I am involved with a data center planning activity, and the Intel
servers and RS6000's consume far more cooling and power than the
little old z/BC we have. Sooner or later you have to limit the
proliferation of servers; I suspect that is the allure of virtualization.
Just my $.02
Doug
At 03:41 PM 7/20/2007, you wrote:
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:05:52 -0700, Dean Kent wrote:
>> >> .... I don't think
>> >> there's anyone who buys a mainframe for its sheer processing power.
>> >
>> >.... These servers *are* purchased, in part,
>> >for their processing power.
>>
snip>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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