On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 3:55 PM, R.S. <[email protected]> wrote: > I meant it's hard to justfiy the choice: to buy IFL (plus rest of mainframe) > or x64 servers. I meant Linux on IFL is *much* more expensive than on x64 > servers. Things like power, cooling, floor space, staffing won't change it, > but the software licenses could do it. > BTW: I did not mention RAS, but not everyone will pay for good RollRoyce, > some of us choose Toyota.
You can buy and power 300 servers cheaper than one IFL? IBM says that many servers would cost 10 times as much to power and cool. -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
