On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:11:06 -0500, Marcia Harelik wrote: >IBM is not killing off the mainframe. Quite the contrary. What makes you >think that? IBM is investing deeply in technology improvements and >advancements.
Ten years ago, IBM said they were not killing off OS/2. Today, IBM is most definitely killing off the mainframe. Look at the installed base if you don't believe it. IBM likes to point out that the installed MIPS continues to grow, but if it's not doubling every 18 months or so, it is shrinking. We all know numerous installations that are no longer running mainframes. Many other mainframe shops continue to run about the same workload as they were running ten years ago with only marginal increases in mainframe capacity. 10-15% per year is big mainframe growth these days. These same companies have had explosive growth in their Unix and Windows servers. I believe that it is not IBM's intention to kill off the mainframe. I am betting my livelihood on it. IBM's short-sighted policies and pricing strategies have been encouraging many shops to shut down the mainframe. It is a trend that continues with no sign of letting up. Even most of the biggest mainframe shops have slowed their mainframe growth to a crawl. Why doesn't IBM see it? Why hasn't IBM done anything to slow the tide? Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
