According to IBM: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/21945.w ss
---------------- snip -------------------- "Plan to Shrink 3,900 Computer Servers to About 30 Mainframes Targets 80 Percent Energy Reduction Over Five Years ARMONK, NY - 01 Aug 2007: In one of the most significant transformations of its worldwide data centers in a generation, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announc ed that it will consolidate about 3,900 computer servers onto about 30 Syste m z mainframes running the Linux operating system. The company anticipates that the new server environment will consume approximately 80 percent les s energy than the current set up and expects significant savings over five years in energy, software and system support costs. " ---------------- snip -------------------- Merry Christmas to us all, Bob
