It would be interesting to see how many IBM customers in Europe have switched to this technology due to their dislike for a certain company. In the US, I think we are just getting the message that 100,000 sq ft of controlled environment filled with "STOVEPIPE" servers isn't the answer to automation needs. I seriously doubt that half of the MIPS are for Linux in the US.
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2008 10:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: MORE THAN HALF THE MAINFRAME MIPS IBM SELLS ARE LINUX? >>> On 9/6/2008 at 11:30 AM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Paul Raulerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On the other hand, IBM sells a load of "Linux only" mainframes these > days, most of which come with a z/VM license. ; It is not beyond > reason that half of the MIPS out there are "Linux" > MIPS. IFL's are generally faster and cheaper too. > > Why would you think otherwise? Because of the conversations I and others have had with IBMers that would know. At SHARE and in other avenues of communication. Mark Post
