Re: database market share 2003

Data Goob said: > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@serendipita.com> wrote in message > news:c9s4c4$jlr$1@news.xmission.com... >> Uptime, reliability, scalability. You may think these things exist on >> planet Unix, but sadly, those self-satisfied, smug, mainframe nerds have >> got those things at a level we can't even dream of. > > Well, curiosity is killin' me. I went over to IBM's website and have > been downloading a lot of fluff on zSeries. I guess it's a big ticket > item because most of the wording is geared for kindergarten--er I mean > executive types. Not a lot of specifics on TCO, ROI, speed, where this > thing fits relative to other machines, etc. Yup. > What's the price point to get into zSeries with Linux? And just how > fast are these machines? No idea. And I'm not sure they're hugely faster than current Unix boxes, the code just tends to be more optimised. > Could we put VMWare on these things or is that redundant? Might be > interesting to understand how one of these could be put to use in a > typical Windows shop with Linux. I think VMWare would be redundant, I think you would run a bunch of virtual Linux boxes within the mainframe. -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco sending to informix-list