timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples) writes: > By the way, an awful lot of small businesses are opting for "Software as a > Service" offerings and choosing not to own or host their own servers, of > any type. If you want a zero-footprint z/OS machine -- that sure beats the > MP3000! -- it's available. To extend the above analogy, you can buy Fedex, > UPS, or USPS service and avoid renting, leasing, or owning your own trucks > or bicycles. If the world is already heading in that SaaS direction -- and > it sure looks that way -- then a z10 footprint makes even more sense.
a lot of the software as service ... and cloud computing ... very analogous to oldtime online timesharing ... is partially being driven by super-efficient megadatacenters (coupled with ubiquitous high-speed connectivity) Microsoft: PUE of 1.22 for Data Center Containers http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/10/20/microsoft-pue-of-122-for-data-center-containers/ Google: The World's Most Efficient Data Centers http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/10/01/google-the-worlds-most-efficient-data-centers/ i was at presentation that had a claim about google's very careful crafting of their servers ... results in them having price/performance about 1/3rd that of their next closest competitor 215 Data Centers to Participate in EPA Study http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/06/30/215-data-centers-to-participate-in-epa-study/ ibm's entry in some of this http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/12/02/ibm-steps-up-its-partner-driven-container-game/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/06/11/ibm-launches-modular-data-centers-containers/ http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2008/06/11/a-look-at-ibms-data-center-container/ http://www-05.ibm.com/lt/ibmforum/pdf/ibm_data_center_family_maite_frey.pdf http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/29058.wss http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh120709-story08.html http://datacenterjournal.com/content/view/3392/41/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/07/ibm_data_center_containers/ the "rack" references in the above seems to imply that it isn't a mainframe play some survey here of emerging operations http://perspectives.mvdirona.com/2009/04/25/RandyKatzOnHighScaleDataCenters.aspx -- 42yrs virtualization experience (since Jan68), online at home since Mar1970 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
