[ILUG] test plan omega - linux on the s/390

[David Murphy]

Quoting <20010322181201.B70898 at enigma.redbrick.dcu.ie>
by Colin Whittaker <grimnar at redbrick.dcu.ie>:

> > Is it cheaper though?

> The savings on floor space, power etc plus admin time for 14K boxes
> is going to be big enough (I've seen the numbers worked out
> somewwhere before).

All those things are expensive, but so is a z900 or whatever it's
called these days. I haven't heard of any major hosting companies
ditching their boxes just yet...

> Plus any of these big iron boxes are great for reliability.

Doesn't mean you can get away without buying a service contract, or VM
training for your admins.

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