Well the simple reason you see VMware all over the place is
because there are 10-100 times or more PC type computers and IBM server type
computers which can easily run VMware.
Seton
Hall University
dumped their mainframe and now is running the entire IT operation on some what
larger IBM servers and blades; seems to be working for them.
BTW, they tied me to the mainframe when they rolled it out
the door along with my job. It is what
it is…
--- On Wed, 3/31/10, Barton Robinson <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Barton Robinson <[email protected]>
Subject: acm/vmware
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 11:07 AM
The listserv sent me a message my post didn't go out, so try again.
If you go to conferences such as CMG (Computer Management Group), that has been
a mainframe organization (meaning MVS or z/OS) since it started, our VM has
never been represented, but VMWare now has many sessions. It's depressing to
see 80 people in entry level performance session for VMWare and no z/VM
sessions on the agenda of a mainframe conference.
Early this year I was hearing ads for VMWare on the local radio station. I can
only assume that VM is being outmarketed worldwide (or at least that VMWare is
being marketed worldwide and VM is not marketed publicly at all).
It doesn't matter if our mousetrap is better if nobody is out there trying to
get mindshare (marketing). Preaching/grumbling to the choir doesn't change
anything.
So when was the last time that any of you tried to get a case study published
showing how great your accomplishments are using z/VM? There are very few
published stories (sorry games on "z" don't impress bean counters or
executives, it's rather demeaning), we need REAL business case studies showing
the value of "z/VM" to real companies. If we get enough and executives do a
google search on VM, maybe they will find something useful?
There are many places to post and publish. Even twitter or blogs would be
helpful in getting mindshare.
