On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:57:11 -0600, Steve Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Having been a technician my entire career I don't posses much knowledge of >the intricacies of the budgeting process. Here in short is what I've be en >tasked with: The support of our linux guests was moved to the UNIX (AIX ) >Admin group last year about this time. They are now suggesting we move all >the linux work to AIX because its 'cheaper' and 'more reliable'. I've >found and collected the conversation earlier this year regarding a 'costing >method' for linux guest vs Intel servers, so I have that as a starting >point. If anyone has experience with the pros/cons of AIX vs z/VM/LINUX I >would appreciate any information you can share. Aside from that any othe r >'food for thought' you can provide is greatly appreciated. Our environment >is essentially WebShpere App server and MQ, accessing DB2 data on z/OS. >Yes, we are using Hipersocket connectivity to z/OS from Linux. > >Thanks. In the "food for thought" category, thank your Admin group for the research they've done into determining the cost and reliability of both AIX and z/Linux. Then ask to see it so you can use it in your analysis. Brian Nielsen
