Over the past decade the trend in infrastructure design has been towards scale-out architectures based on the x86 processor, where many machines are clustered together in order to create a virtual mainframe. In this paper we set out to challenge this approach and to demonstrate that modern mainframe technology represents a viable scale-up alternative to
Development and test is optimally suited for cloud service, given the security and demand variability characteristics of that key workload. In addition to cost reduction, CIOs and development managers should consider the value cloud services can provide during the development lifecycle, and how cloud can help an organization become more agile and responsive to business
Publically available cloud services – applications, platforms and infrastructure – add a new option to IT purchase decisions. Before making a purchase, CIOs and IT Managers should consider how well the compute offering from their cloud service vendor integrates with their existing and future IT landscape.
As business becomes more real-time, distributed and social – the way we electronically communicate at work is changing. Instant messaging and chat applications, voice and video conferencing, microblogging updates and activity streams are invading the territory which so far has been the bastion of email. Yet the volume and cost of corporate email continues to
IBM’s new zEnterprise 114 (z114) is a capacity reduced, cost reduced version of its popular System z196 mainframe designed to serve mid-market systems buyers. The z114 is based on the same z microprocessor core as the z196; it can access up to 256 GB of main memory (this includes 8 GB of fixed memory for
Online banking has become a common practice among the consumer and corporate sectors, offering convenience and accessibility to users and increased revenue opportunities for financial organizations. The widespread adoption of such practices was built on the premise that access to these online applications were safe and that the communications between the banking customer and bank
Mainframe environments have historically been the natural choice to run mission-critical business applications. However, as businesses plan their IT strategies for the next 5-10 years, how much of a role will the mainframe play? CIOs are increasingly questioning whether the mainframe will continue to be a strategic platform in the future. According to a recent
The reliability and security of mainframe environments have made rehosting development the natural choice for mission-critical business applications. With the majority of mainframe processing power allocated to production and test environments, the mainframe is not the most appropriate platform for ongoing development.
While mainframe environments have been the natural choice to run mission-critical business applications, the processing power of the mainframe is primarily allocated to the production and test environments. Often the test environment receives as much processing power as production and, in some instances, can receive a greater MIPs allocation. Testing can represent a significant proportion
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