W dniu 17.10.2025 o 23:37, Charles Mills pisze:
On Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:27:36 +0200, Radoslaw Skorupka <[email protected]>
wrote:
instead. Seems nothing new, but... the cloud *won't be based on System Z
hardware*. It will be emulation under Linux.
That "it's not a real mainframe" thing put me off at first but then I realized
that a zPDT is not a real mainframe either, right? It too is Z emulation under Linux.
Of course, the other question is why is mainframe hybrid cloud a great solution for IBM's
customers but not for IBM? Isn't "Linux in the cloud is cheaper and easier than Z in
the cloud" exactly what the mainframe marketing people are trying to fight?
That's what I mean.
1. zPDT emulation is still maintained, because cloud solution is based
on that. So - why to stop selling it?
2. Cloud on x86 within IBM premises/cloud mean even IBM does not see a
way to enable real Z hardware as a cloud solution. Shot in own foot.
--
Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
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