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On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 3:04 PM, <ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Do those sound like comments from someone that is very serious about
putting forth the effort to get the RIGHT solution set up?

'its just a whole lot easier to use an old PC.'

Sounds like a cop out to me!

I agree, that sounds dangerous. Reliable x86 hardware is not cheap
either. And building a competent solution based upon x86 requires a
lot of knowledge.

It's something that's often overlooked in smaller companies - yes,
running a Java CMS on your System i might require to buy a bigger
machine or expand the existing one, but if you compare the price of
that vs. running the Java CMS on an aging desktop PC, the comparison
is just pointless.

From my POV, the Model 515/520/525 hardware is in the same quality
ballpark as a System x3650/x3550 with RSA, or HP DL360/DL380 with iLO.
These machines are NOT cheap - they're quality and you have to pay
for that quality.

There is still a price difference, but that will vanish in the
personnel cost anyway.


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