[Info-vax] VMS and the Internet of Things (IoT)

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com] On
> Behalf Of Stephen Hoffman via Info-vax
> Sent: 12-Sep-16 7:16 PM
> To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
> Cc: Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid>
> Subject: Re: [Info-vax] VMS and the Internet of Things (IoT)
> 

[snip..]

> Here's what Power is right now:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSUXXzN26zg   It's (in
> the most polite
> terms) a distraction.   It's flailing, thrashing, indecision,
> added
> costs, product fragmentation, increased costs...  And it's a
> whole lot more work, and more expensive boxes, and all
> for... well... how much specific end-user benefit past what
> x86-64 provides?
> 

Power9 will address the high end market - especially those environment that need very high throughput. 

ARM the lower end, lower power end market. 

X86-64 the mid-tier market.

Different markets, different requirements, different price points.

If there is anything smarter companies like Oracle have learned, it's never put all your eggs in one basket.


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com