Solaris on z
Interesting. One might start a rumour or two. The zSeries suggestion is pie-in-the-sky - but just suppose it WERE true. As has already been said, it take a little time to implement - so the target platform would not be the z9 but one of its successors. And it has been suggested that the next generation might make use of more pSeries technology. The issue is quite possibly scalability. Only a tiny fraction of Solaris users need huge machines, and scalability is something IBM is quite good at. It might make good business sense for Solaris to cede the very top end to IBM and avoid the huge expense of extreme scalability when only a few of their customers need it. Similar discussions - that didn't come to fruition - took place a few years ago between Microsoft and IBM about implementing the Windows NT API set on iSeries. As I understand it, the main sticking point was the volatility of the API set - Microsoft was actively changing the APIs on almost a daily basis to support their applications (and lock others out) and it would not have been economic for IBM to track them. A television commercial here a few minutes ago crowed about Nissan (I think) managing 56,500 servers using Microsoft System Center. THEY GOT THEMSELVES INTO THAT MESS, AND THEY'RE _PROUD_ OF IT ?!? -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.co.uk +44 7833 654 800 -- 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
Re: Solaris on z
In a message dated 8/20/2007 10:52:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting. One might start a rumour or two. Before the SCO lawsuit there was a pretty good one the IBM was going to buy SUN to combat M$. Our are CE manager was actively worried that he was going to have to cobble SUN support out of their out-sourced division. Went pretty high up in the food chain to find-'not to worry'. ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour -- 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
Solaris on z
Just minor correction: Sun and IBM are collaborating with Sine Noimine to get Solaris on Z. Neither company is doing the work. -- 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
Re: Solaris on z
Is there any prediction about date that first version of Solaris on Z will release? Thanks David Boyes wrote: Just minor correction: Sun and IBM are collaborating with Sine Noimine to get Solaris on Z. Neither company is doing the work. -- 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 -- 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
