IBM Unveils zEnterprise EC12 for Cloud Computing and Enterprise Data.

xbitlabs.com ^ | 08/30/2012 10:30 PM | Anton Shilov

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LINUX BASED

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Large-Scale Cloud Capabilities

The mainframe’s leading virtualization capabilities make it well suited to support private cloud environments. Clients can consolidate thousands of distributed systems on to Linux on zEC12, lowering IT operating expenses associated with energy use, floor space and software licensing.

[JRandomFreeper]

Because there will always need to be a dinosaur pit for guys that wear hiking boots and plaid shirts.

/johnny

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More:

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zEC12 is the first general purpose IBM server to incorporate transactional memory technology, first used commercially to help make the IBM Blue Gene/Q-based “Sequoia” system at Lawrence Livermore National Lab the fastest supercomputer in the world.

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zEC12 is the first IBM mainframe to include internal solid state technology with Flash Express, a new memory technology that can help improve the performance of data intensive applications

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In addition, support for the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator that incorporates the Netezza data warehouse appliance into zEC12 enables clients to run complex business analytics and operational analytics on the same platform.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

What’s wrong with hiking boots and plaid shirts?

[JRandomFreeper]

In a temperature controlled room with a raised floor and a big red Halon button?

Nothing is wrong with wearing hiking boots and plaid shirts. Absolutely nothing.

When you have a flat, do you change all four tires? ;)

/johnny

[ThunderSleeps]

Yeah, what’s wrong with that!? I’ve done both. I think I may have even worn both to work at the same time. Hiking boots are by definition comfortable and supportive. The “rugged individualist” look works. ‘round these parts for a fair span of the year you never know when you leave work if it will be rain, shine, or snow when you hike out to your car.

[Chickensoup]

No cloud, no how, no where.

[Zeppo]

Today Skynet became self-aware...

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LINUX BASED

Most often running many Linuxs under z/VM in an LPAR or in an IFL.

[Chickensoup]

Plese explain?

[JRandomFreeper]

I can't, if you didn't live the adventure of dinosaur pens, frobbing the Big Red Button, and dealing with factory reps with yellow wires.

/johnny

[djf]

Or a combination of z/VM, z/Linux, and z/OS for older legacy code.

There are still billions and billions of lines of Cobol code out there printing power company bills, etc. month after month after month...

The rock solid reliability of z/OS is unsurpassed.
And the security is just as strong!

[Chickensoup]

Are you talking about sysadmins? Sysops, and systems programmers? The hairy backroom crowd?

[JRandomFreeper]

The hairy backroom crowd?

HEY! I resemble that remark.

/johnny

[Chickensoup]

I used to buy and sell you guys!

[JRandomFreeper]

May well be. Once upon a time, my resume was traded around like a well-worn Mickey Mantle baseball card.

/johnny

[Chickensoup]

Funny. Probably. I had file drawers full of resumes and indexed boxes full of people.

Made some people more monies. Made me some too. You guys were easier to trade than Micky Mantles.

Was like herding cats, though.

I traded in CADCAM naval architects for fun in my spare time.