Responding to Mike Beer, I have no doubt that improvement is possible and important. Goodness knows I'm constantly searching for improvement opportunities, personally and professionally, and recommend that everybody do the same. That said, I learned a long time ago that one doesn't get very far in such requests (or demands) when one's arguments or representations simply aren't true upon even cursory inspection.
OK, so I'll respond directly to some of the revised points you've raised, as always bearing in mind that I am expressing my personal views only, even when I don't provide that reminder. IBM publishes *both* IBM LinuxONE and Linux on IBM z System customer references, including videos, press releases, etc. In my view, IBM is absolutely correct in telling you, and everyone else, when a customer (who wishes to speak publicly, which is wonderful!) adopted a LinuxONE server and when a customer adopted a z System server that runs Linux. If Apple posts stories about their customers adopting iPad minis and other stories about their customers adopting iPad Pros, that's all to the good. You're getting more information, not less. You know that Apple has customers adopting both iPad minis and iPad Pros. You can aggregate that information however you wish. Likewise, you know that IBM has customers adopting both LinuxONE servers and z System servers running Linux. (And z System servers running z/OS, etc., etc.) If you want to argue that IBM ought to include a direct link to Linux on z customer success stories from the LinuxONE landing page, and vice versa, that seems reasonable to me. I'd say it's not imperative, but it'd be reasonable. However, beyond that, I don't agree. I prefer that IBM (and Apple) share at least a reasonable level of detail when their customers permit it. If you still think IBM should provide less server information, you can ask. With respect to what a particular IBM employee said on a certain day, I don't know what the question was. However, with the possible exception of certain religious leaders within their communities of followers, I cannot think of anybody who is infallible. As I pointed out, IBM publishes exactly what certifications a prospective LinuxONE remarketer requires to become a LinuxONE remarketer. I provided the link, and it isn't hard to find using your favorite Internet search engine. If somebody said something else, then please feel free to point that person to the correct, official information. With respect to availability of products, services, and other offerings in particular countries, for better or worse IBM must comply with laws and regulations. That means a few countries are going to be left out even when IBM (or any other company) would highly prefer a 100% global offering. That's just how it goes here on Planet Earth. The LinuxONE Community Cloud is available *practically* everywhere, fortunately. (Within only the first 90 days of launch, developers signed up from 72 different countries.) If you'd like me to look into why some specific country that hasn't been named yet (?) is (or might be) excluded, please let me know. Better yet, just go to the Support page, choose the appropriate contact for the situation, and ask: https://developer.ibm.com/linuxone/support/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM z Systems, AP/GCG/MEA E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
