On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Clark Morris <[email protected]> wrote:
> [Default] On 17 Jul 2017 10:34:08 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > [email protected] (John McKown) wrote: > > >http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/ > common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS217-246/index.html&lang=en&request_locale=en > > If you had a relatively small organization why would you get a z > rather than a windows, IBM i (AS400 follow-on) or unix/linux server > and would you be able to get similar capability at a similar cost? I > your organization went with non-z, especially non-EBCDIC as it grew > would it ever go to z? Given the volatility of organizations these > days, not having a good entry level offering seems to be long term > suicide. > > Clark Morris > I am guessing that you're really asking the above generically. Because I agree with you. The IBM Z is _not_ for a small shop or even a medium sized shop. The IBM i (AS/400) is a fantastic machine for a smaller shop, despite its use of EBCDIC instead of UNICODE (note UNICODE != ASCII in this instance). If you want Linux, then a "p" (RS/6000) is better, although there is a Linux for the "i" too. And, as is likely well known, the "i" is really just a slightly modified "p" system any way. And if you're tiny or love complicated clustering solutions, go with Intel and Windows. [puking up guts] -- Veni, Vidi, VISA: I came, I saw, I did a little shopping. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
