> Cost savings. On discrete boxes (Intel or LPAR) run multiple applications on > one Linux. Adding > another box costs money. Adding an application to an existing box costs zero. > On virtual systems > (z/VM or VMware) run one application per Linux. It doesn't cost anything to > define
2GB PC systems cost what $500 ? thats "no cost" in most books. I really don't think cost is the big factor - managability is a big big concern and the cost trade offs of managing virtual systems versus a new PC or two apps per PC (remembering PC tools and admins are not used to virtualisation) almost instantly override it. Also most PC systems are running environments where the failure case is "nuisance", "oh bother", "can someone reboot it" not "million dollars an hour". That dramatically changes the view and management of risk neccessary for those systems. Alan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
