Why not use C/C++ instead of Java, if your programmers know it? It is "native" and has better performance. Of course, performance is not everything. Ease of coding and maintenance may make the decision for Java.
Just out of curiousity, what sort of processing do you plan to do? Will it be for z/OS data? How will you access or update the information on the z/OS side of the house? I've been thinking about this sort of thing as well. -----Original Message----- From: Herve Bonvin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 11:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: AW: Java on zLinux for batch processing It is not a performance or ressource problem but a cost problem. Our 4 CPU's are more or less sleeping during the night. This cpu ressource is almost "free". On the other hand, the price of running our batch applications (cobol) on z/OS is very high and difficult to reduce. Portability is also an important factor for us. Once the batch is running on z/OS, the migration to other plateforms is very difficult. If the batch is running on linux, the choice for future migration is much better. Best regards, Herve Bonvin
