7 Apr
2013
7 Apr
'13
11:49 p.m.
On 7-apr-2013 23:41, Dave McGuire wrote:
Obscurity from YOUR "ooh, shiny!"
perspective? Your bank
transactions won't be processed on iPads anytime soon.
Where did those quotations come from? (Schizophrenic, a bit?)
Why do you think you know more about the mainframe
business than
IBM?
Pardon me?
It actually IS a good idea for the types of
workloads mainframes
process.
Then what exactly is this "100%"?
There typically aren't "load spikes" on
mainframes as we see in, say,
web servers.ATMs don't get slashdotted. There is a "batch window",
transactions are processed during that time, they know how many there
are, they know how long it takes to process them, and having the machine
sit there underutilized during that time is a waste of very expensive
CPU cycles.
But if it's no problem, why not? Also, in an article I read about a
video I referenced earlier (about the "GAMEframe" thing of Hoplon in
Brazil), they said they had to off-load to "Cell" blades because else
they'd stress their "z" too much and it'd become too expensive(!)...
So, it sounds a /bit/ murky to me.
If you knew a DAMN THING about what you're
spouting off about,
you'd already know this.
I hope I didn't raise your blood pressure too much, old timer. It'd
be a shame if you got an heart attack over something you're totally
not emotional about and are willing to rationally discuss...
But you don't.
That breaks my heart.
- MG