On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:46:46 -0500, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote:
>Its an IP address with an unusual protocol. "unusual protocol" is not a cloud requirement. PostGRE is used as a cloud database service and will happily function with the standard PostGRE api. Public clouds tend to use proprietary API with unusual protocols. This is by choice. First, it keeps customers locked in to specific provider (e.g. Google). Second, they can make cloud services agnostic and generic where the API is not tied to PostGRE, MySQL and other service providers. >Almost nobody runs a real mainframe, as in Wiring the box or using HMC or >hardwired console. z16, z17 and LinuxOne are real mainframes that are being purchased by customers. How is it that Google runs 5M servers yet not one of them is a z16 or z17? Google provides cloud services on horribly designed software. Google provides AI in a horribly configured environment when a z17 is technically simalar to the El Capitan supercomputer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
