Barry Schwarz writes:
I take it you don't fly coach much.
Sadly, almost always. :-( And these days the almost part is much more
retrospective than prospective.
But, to quote Boeing about its new 787 airliner: Passengers will also see
improvements with the new airplane, from an interior
: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:12 AM
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Subject: Re: IBM aims System z at specific workloads
Barry Schwarz writes:
I take it you don't fly coach much.
Sadly, almost always. :-( And these days the almost part is much more
retrospective than prospective.
But, to quote Boeing
. Guess where
comfort ranks on their priority list.
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From: Timothy Sipples
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Barry Schwarz writes:
I take it you don't fly coach much.
Sadly, almost
Radoslaw writes:
System z market growth is frequently repeated by IBMers as a
thing to be proud of. However from customer point of view I
understand it as we spend more and more money on mainframes.
I think it is something to be proud of.
Vendors -- including your company, I'm sure -- are in
Well said. Hate to upset anyone, but IBM nor the mainframe is going away
anytime soon irregardless of the constant barrage of heated IBM criticism being
sent to this list.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Bob Shannon bshan...@rocketsoftware.comwrote:
Revenue for the category plummeted 39
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Timothy Sipples e99...@jp.ibm.com wrote:
Vendors -- including your company, I'm sure -- are in business to earn
revenues and profit. Customers have a strong interest in doing business
with vendors that can continue to (or even increase) research, development,
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Well said. Hate to upset anyone, but IBM nor
Barry Schwarz
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From: Timothy Sipples [mailto:e99...@jp.ibm.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:14 AM
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Vendors
Timothy Sipples pisze:
[...]
System z hardware was perhaps the lone
server product to buck that trend for several quarters and has been gaining
share.
Systemm z market growth is frequently repeated by IBMers as a thing to
be proud of.
However from customer point of view I understand it as we
Timothy,
a) You need to quote references, if you want to talk about market trends..
b) Growth and emerging markets ? The news briefs did mention that and
gave reasons why etc. etc.
c) Why on earth wouldn't you choose System z. Any rational business
would: it's far lower risk and
Anton Britz wrote:
a) You need to quote references, if you want to talk about market
trends..
b) Growth and emerging markets ? The news briefs did mention that and
gave reasons why etc. etc.
c) Why on earth wouldn't you choose System z. Any rational business
would: it's far lower risk and
Speaking for myself
Computerworld's comment was incredibly overwrought and not especially
insightful. As a general pattern, server hardware vendors have gotten
hammered for several quarters, most especially in the Intel/AMD
marketplace. (I wonder if Computerworld has reported the death of the
http://www.itworld.com/software/74638/ibm-aims-system-z-specific-workloads
I found this particularly interesting:
System z sales have plummeted during the economic recession, as companies rein
in capital spending and increasingly turn to cheaper commodity hardware to
support their IT systems
-system-z-specific-workloads
I found this particularly interesting:
System z sales have plummeted during the economic recession, as companies rein in capital spending and increasingly turn to cheaper commodity hardware to support their IT systems. Revenue for the category plummeted 39 percent year-over
Here is the URL to the version I read :
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/14/ibm_mainframe_bundles/
Joel Wolpert wrote:
http://www.itworld.com/software/74638/ibm-aims-system-z-specific-workloads
I found this particularly interesting:
System z sales have plummeted during the economic
In a message dated 8/15/2009 10:38:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
j...@perfconsultant.com writes:
hardware to support their IT systems. Revenue for the category plummeted
39 percent year-over-year in IBM's most recent quarter.
From ZACK's
IBM Set to Outperform
The drivers behind
Revenue for the category plummeted 39 percent year-over-year in IBM's most
recent quarter.
Did that surprise you? Did you expect revenue to rise?
IBM is a balanced company, deriving revenue from HW, SW and services across
multiple platforms. When one area is down, the other areas tend to
IBM aims System z at specific workloads
By Chris KanaracusAugust 14, 2009 12:08 PM ETIDG News Service - IBM is trying
to shore up flagging sales of its System z mainframe with a set of hardware,
software and services combinations aimed at specific application workloads.The
seven bundles
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