Re: List of large iSeries companies

On 2/23/06, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not really.  Until Microsoft tells us that they are definitely running their
> manufacturing on an inhouse Windows server farm (including how many servers
> and what software), then it's pretty much typical Microsoft misdirection.
>
> Now it's possible that all of Microsoft manufacturing is running on Windows.
> But think about it... if Microsoft ever managed to get the horsepower
> required to run those systems up and stable, wouldn't they TRUMPET it to the
> world?  Every business I know is happy to show you when they use their own
> products; it's one of the most potent marketing measures available.

here is a video of the commerce server developers from MSFT:

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=150357#150357

They state directly in the video that the complexity of Commerce
Server is best utilized by very large commerce web sites.

>
> Instead, we have no idea what runs the manufacturing systems at Microsoft.
> Nobody knows where these systems are, what software they run, or anything.
> All we know is that they "don't run AS/400's" because David Delisi says so,
> and thus it must be true.





>
> Joe
>
>
> > From: Luke Dalton
> >
> > Phhhhhhhtttttttttttt......
> >
> > (that's the wind going out of a lot of people's sails...)
>
>
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