Re: Excellent future for DB2

>>>While I can understand where you are coming from when you say many people
>>>feel that mainframes are "dated", that doesn't drive the rdbms business.
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>> I do feel sorry if this is how my message was interpretated.
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>>>Perception of value and of the most suitable platform to run a database
>>>on is what drives customer investment. Many customers to this day still
>>>feel that the mainframe is the best place for apps that require the
>>>ultimate in security, availability, reliability, and performance. That is
>>>the reason that we still see growth on mainframe platforms.
>>>
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>> I agree it is just perceptions. Mainframe being the only place to get RAS
>> is one of them. Funny you talked about performance. The cost/performance
>> picture is not exactly pretty on mainframe, when compared to x86 or RISC
>> platforms. Yes, there is growth in mainframe. In fact, there is growth in
>> virtually all platforms. The unit sales per year for mainframe is
>> measured in thousands, while other major server platforms are measured in
>> millions.
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> Bob,
> Again you are very vague here.
> cost/performance of what?

Do I really need to spell everything out? Cost/performance of mainframe systems.

> I have seen figures that mips , all included (labor, number of users
> supported) are cheaper on a MF than on a PC.

This is a joke, right?

> Seriously, are your going to tell a large bank or insurance company, that
> they should swap a mainframe for let's say 10.000 PC's?
> OK, I agree it would be very good for companies selling IT services and PC
> software.
>

Again, I feel sorry about the way my message was interpretated. Maybe my message was not vague, rather it was not read with an objective mind-set. Received on Thu Aug 11 2005 - 10:23:28 CDT