In our case, one reason is sheer simplicity. With NT or Unix servers all over the place, you have cabling, Telephone company lines, routers and switches and maintaining a database of IP addresses. Our network people charge a middle four-figure "tax" per month on every server network connection. They charge us the same "tax" on our VM mainframe. But one LPAR on that VM machine is a virtual router for dozens of Linux servers. We end up recharging our Linux users only a three-figure cost every month for all services. No cabling, no routers, no hardware to buy, no software to license and automatic backups included. Our users love it!
"You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice." -Motto of the Darwin Society Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph.D. (425) 865-5940 VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Joe Poole > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 7:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Informal Survey > > I had the luxury of combining talents from both groups to work together on > the project. Knowledge transfer has been good for both sides. > > David Andrews wrote: > > > On Tue, 2002-04-09 at 14:04, Robert Angell wrote: > > > > > > What would be the top > > > 3 reasons that you folks have moved to a Mainframe Linux solution? > > > > How 'bout plain old politics? In a not-so-hypothetical example, the > > mainframers are old school, know all about RAS, customer service, 24x7, > > and the real meaning of "mission critical". The small server folks may > > only recently be tumbling to the responsibilities involved in running a > > data center. > > > > If the two groups are politically independent -- rivals, if you wish -- > > and you have an opportunity to put up a Linux application, which group > > would you choose to take responsibility? > > > > -- > > David Andrews > > A. Duda and Sons, Inc. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
