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Mainframe

A collection of opinions from engineers, developers, programmers, users and influencers who share a passion for the past and future of mainframe computing.


HP attacking the mainframe? Like a car vs. a truckNovember 12 2008

Well, HP is at it again. They are making more generalities about IBM’s venerable mainframe to scare customers off that platform. Check their facts and sources, though and you’ll find that something’s rotten in

Palo   Alto

. Their comparisons are just not realistic. In this note, I’ll be giving you some consolidation efforts that IBM has seen with its customers.

 

Before we get into that, though, let’s do a quick comparison benchmark to establish a baseline. Let’s compare a four passenger Mini Cooper car Minicooper to a two passenger Freight liner truck cabTruck . Benchmark 1: which is cheaper to commute to work in? Pretty obvious, but I’ll vote for the car. Especially given gas price vs.

Siemens Getting Out of the Server BusinessNovember 9 2008
CA zIIPs AlongNovember 9 2008
Recession-Proof Mainframe JobsNovember 7 2008
Late October, 2008, PotpourriOctober 24 2008