Mainframes Live: But the Clock Ticks on Legacy Apps
Maybe so. Microsoft has certainly been addressing Windows’ reliability and security in a very public way. And BEA Systems and IBM routinely promote the bulletproof character of their Java platforms. As for hardware, an Intel-based Dell server tricked out with all the redundancy extras probably delivers uptime comparable to that of an IBM zSeries. But you can’t get away from the fact that IT is a victim of its own success: Far more people touch enterprise apps and hardware than they did four decades ago, which can’t help but increase risk. And ultimately, much of the modern hype about always-on utility or on-demand computing amounts to a yearning for those predictable days when guys in white coats roamed air-conditioned rooms.
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