[Info-vax] HP's Partner Virtualization Program

[Arne Vajhøj]

Richard Maher wrote:
> "Arne Vajhøj" <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote in message
> news:4a79f32b$0$303$14726298 at news.sunsite.dk...
>> All that is nice tech talk.
> 
> And also what's often referred to as facts.

It is the technical facts.

It is not the business facts.

>> The important question is: how many new systems will you order when/if
>> IPsec is available?
> 
> About as many as I'll buy when clusters over IP are available, and certainly
> more than I've bought since RTR on Linux was made available or WSIT 3.0 or
> 32 volume shadow sets.

Since those features were not requested by you, then that proves very
little.

And I don't understand why you expect HP to add a new feature
if you will not be giving them more revenue due to it.

They run a business.

 >                       Please, please, please stop your spinning; stop
> putting up imaginary criterion-hoops that you demand IPsec jump through that
> no one else's pet products/projects are forced to endure :-(

What makes you think other projects does not endure requirements
for profitability?

If you have facts substantiating that then I would expect HP
stockholders to be very interested.

>> If that number is high enough then "they" will listen.
> 
> Here's a number *everyone else in the world* is doing it! But oh no, the VMS
> gurus know better don't they? Just look how well they're doing lately :-(

Implementing IPsec on platform X being profitably does not imply
implementing IPsec on platform Y being profitably.

Arne