Well, Aled, I can't speak for you, but for me, the answer to your question is: "Getting"???
On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Aled Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree, zMan. > It's important for IBM (in their view) to be seen to be 'keeping up with > technology/trends'. And as 'cloud' seems to be a major 'marketing' > word/ploy right now, journalists etc are lapping it up. Few of them have > ever heard of mainframes, or they believe the 'experts' that no one uses > mainframes any more. > Interestingly, the article says that the data centers will be built in > London, as well as in the US, Canada, Mexico, India, Japan and China. My > money would be that the majority of this 'investment' will be in India and > China. It will give IBM-MAIN a new lease of life as more questions are > fielded from inexperienced newbies. > Am I getting cynical in my old age? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: zMan <[email protected]> > To: IBM-MAIN <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 12:37 > Subject: Re: IBM to invest 1.2B into Cloud Data Centers > > > Feh. These numbers are meaningless--probably includes the salaries of every > IBMer involved plus his/her dog. > > And I thought Linux was the answer for IBM? Are they replacing those > multi-$B Linux data centers now? Yes, I realize the Cloud could be built on > Linux, and that it could also be parallel -- my point is, again, that these > numbers are meaningless in isolation. The semiotics are really "IBM thinks > Cloud is important, film at 11". > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Lizette Koehler > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > I provided the long URL and TINYURL for that reason. > > > > Lizette > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On > > > Behalf Of Lou Losee > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 8:18 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: IBM to invest 1.2B into Cloud Data Centers > > > > > > FYI, you could have cut the original URL down to: > > > > > > http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/2240212684/IBM-ploughs-billions-into-cloud- > > > data-centres< > > http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/2240212684/IBM-ploughs-billions- > > > into-cloud-data-centres?utm_medium=EM> > > > > > > The rest is just tracking garbage. > > > > > > -- > > > Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity > > > - Unknown > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 8:22 AM, Lizette Koehler > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > I found this interesting > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/2240212684/IBM-ploughs-billions-into- > > > > cloud- > > > > data-centres?utm_medium=EM > > > > < > > > > > http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/2240212684/IBM-ploughs-billions-into- > > > > cloud > > > > > > > > -data- > > > centres?utm_medium=EM&asrc=EM_NLN_26232187&utm_campaign=20140121 > > > > _Cloud > > > > > > > > > > > %20developers%20get%20their%20own%20Amazon%20VPCs_ahughes&utm_sou > > > rce=N > > > > LN&tra > > > > ck=NL-1814&ad=891343> > > > > > > > > > > > &asrc=EM_NLN_26232187&utm_campaign=20140121_Cloud%20developers%20g > > > et%2 > > > > 0their > > > > %20own%20Amazon%20VPCs_ahughes&utm_source=NLN&track=NL- > > > 1814&ad=891343 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > or Tinyurl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/n3tt2ou > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > IBM has revealed it intends splashing $1.2bn on its cloud computing > > > > infrastructure building 15 more data centers across the globe as it > > > > looks to position itself as a major source of rented storage space. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lizette > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > -- > zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
