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

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On Behalf
> Of David Froble via Info-vax
> Sent: 14-Oct-16 1:03 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] Gen-Z, a new memory interconnect on
> the horizon.
> 
> 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?
>

Outside of it being a vehicle to get elected (or re-elected),
what makes you think people who get into politics care anything
about jobs? 

Especially for billionaires like Meg with a current net worth of
USD $2.2B (Forbes 2016).


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com