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Hey! Don't go taking my name in vain here, Jim. I really hate when people try to slot me when I offer alternatives. If I say Java isn't good for everything, I get labeled anti-Java. If I say RPG isn't good for some things, I get labeled anti-RPG. I mention that Wintel might be cheaper for some things, and (you could've predicted it) someone starts labeling me as anti-iSeries. I think I was pretty clear about how this was a business decision. Before you start throwing out buzzwords like "security" and "critical update and maint time", exactly how much time do you think you need to spend on securing and maintaining a file server, even if the files are HTTP accessible? It's nowhere near what's needed for a web application server. "joe's cheap pc" is still WAY less expensive than the corresponding iSeries disk. If you need high availability, then great, you need another PC. And at that point (and only at that point) the administration begins to become an issue, primarily because I don't know of a good way to fail over from one PC to another, although I'm sure there's a network appliance that would do it. In any case, "joe's cheap pc" is still cheap, and is still a viable alternative to expensive iSeries disk when storing static binary data. It may not be the right alternative for a given business, but it has to be looked at, especially when you're trying to keep the overall price of your iSeries solution to a minimum. Joe > From: Jim Franz > > (just like joe's cheap pc that suddenly > got more expensive when you add reliability requirements...and no mention > of security, HA, the critical update & maint time, & on & on).
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