[Info-vax] Gen-Z, a new memory interconnect on the horizon.

[David Froble]

Kerry Main wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
>> Of Neil Rieck via Info-vax
>> Sent: 14-Oct-16 7:33 AM
>> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
>> Cc: Neil Rieck <n.rieck at sympatico.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Gen-Z, a new memory interconnect on
>> the horizon.
>>
>> On Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 6:39:56 PM UTC-4, Dirk Munk
>> wrote:
>>> You can read all about it here:
>>>
>>> http://genzconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Gen-
>> Z-Consortium-Briefing-Deck_Final.pdf
>>> Something for VMS v.10?
>> Thanks for this.
>>
>> p.s. I wonder how this will fit in with that Memristor thing HP
> is
>> building called "The Machine"
>>
>> Neil Rieck
>> Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
>> http://www3.sympatico.ca/n.rieck/
>>
> 
> Imho, "The Machine" was a theoretical solution based on unproven
> technologies looking for a problem to solve and lead by a person
> looking to make a name for himself in the Linux World (Martin
> Fink).
> 
> Martin Fink is no longer at HP(E).
> 
> http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-enterprise-cto-martin-fink-steppi
> ng-down/
> 
> HPE core focus seems to now be on high volume infrastructure
> products - not those with low volume, long sales cycle solutions.
> 
> Even IBM has been struggling to position Watson which is their
> equivalent big system alternative to "The Machine". Having stated
> this, IBM has been having some recent success, but they have much
> deeper pockets to support a long term vision than HPE has. 
> 
> IBM also has a CEO (Ginni Rometty) with a vision for where she
> wants to go whereas HPE has a CEO (Meg Whitman) who is looking to
> slash the company and get it ready for a fire sale to the highest
> bidder (already slashed from USD $120B to $25B in < 18 months?)
> so she can get into US politics. 

Why?  So she can slash more USA jobs?