Re: Server consolidation

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI Blueware is owned by an ex IBMer and are themselves a business partner.

    - Larry

On 4/7/2011 10:45 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> There are plenty of applications out there for the healthcare industry
> which run on the IBM i.  Just ask IBM
> at
> http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/gsd/showcase.do
> Select healthcare at the top and go.
>
> One of the first ones I found using that site was
> http://www.blueware.us/solutionsandservices.html
> at the very bottom you see
> Platforms
> • Intel, HP, IBM Platforms including IBM DB2, MySQL&  Oracle
> • Repositories including Open Source Alfresco, IBM Content Manager&  EMC
> Documentum
> • Application Servers including IBM Websphere, Oracle Jboss and Apache
> Tomcat
> • Multiple Operating Systems including Redhat Linux, Microsoft Windows,
> IBM iSeries and Apple OSX
>
> Grab a dozen or so, prescreen them to ensure they really run on i (as long
> as IBM can make money off of them they may qualify for that site), then
> give them to the boss as an example of "all these companies are writing
> for the platform".  Do not get too detailed for the initial screen. That's
> the boss' job.
>
> Years ago we "rightsized" from running each plant on it's own "PICK" based
> PC to the S/36.  And consolidated now on to one server (with others for
> Mimix, etc).
>
> Rob Berendt