well, CPU-Performance is not everything. Its always a question about the whole system (and application behavior). If you need pure CPU-Power then IBM z/Series would be the wrong choice. But most of the systems don't have permanent a cpu high load. If you need availability and scalability (on-demand freatures), then you more on the right path with the z/Series. But Linux needs for that dynamic reconfiguration tools ! (like dynamic memory,cpu attach and detach) On the other hand, my experience is that many of the projects take a look on the coast side (with a very partial focus) and nothing else...and that's the fault of the sales people. They sell systems and later on a very clever guy is coming with the consolidation idear. But in the meanwhile every little server is so special in his application behavior and SLA's that nobody takes the coast of the consolidation. Hypothetical consolidation is a big word, practical it's a lot of work and also cost intensiv then. Clever people may think about a long term strategy and then z/Series would be more cost-effective.
-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- Von: Post, Mark K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. Oktober 2003 22:49 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Re: Perpetuating Myths about the zSeries My answer was, and still is (and likely always will be) avoid any application that is CPU intensive. Yes, the zSeries has gotten faster, but so has Intel. The price-performance curve for CPU intensive work still favors Intel. I've seen nothing in the IBM announcements that would lead me to change any of the recommendations I've been making for the last 3 years. Unless and until the price-performance curve for zSeries matches that of Intel (or comes a couple of orders of magnitude closer), I will continue to make the same recommendations. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Jim Sibley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Perpetuating Myths about the zSeries -snip- Linux on all sorts of platforms was just a gleam in someone's eye 5 years ago. It started getting pushed on the zSeries 3 years ago and the software and hardware have made great strides in the last 3 years. So CGI may not be appropriate today. So what is there we said was not appropriate 2 or 3 years ago that may be appropriate today on Linux zSeries? ===== Jim Sibley Implementor of Linux on zSeries in the beautiful Silicon Valley "Computer are useless.They can only give answers." Pablo Picasso __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Exclusive Video Premiere - Britney Spears http://launch.yahoo.com/promos/britneyspears/
