[Info-vax] OpenVMS servers and clusters as a cloud service

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 01/02/2018 09:52 PM, DaveFroble wrote:
> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 01/02/2018 05:59 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> One application per machine is such a nonsensical and uninformed 
>>> belief that it almost blows my mind. I can't comment on Windows at 
>>> all, but in the Unix/Linux world, nothing could be further from the 
>>> truth.
>>
>> So, you are running Windows Server 2015.  You have 500 thin-clients
>> or zero-clients. Should we assume they are all just accessing that
>> one application?  Oops.  Maybe the reason so many people here still
>> see VMS as the only correct answer is because they really have no idea
>> what the rest of the industry is actually doing.
>>
>> bill
> 
> Ok, I could be accused of that.  So what?
> 
> What I DO know is what I can do with VMS.  The environment was never the 
> problem.  HP has been the problem, not investing in the OS and keeping 
> it up to date.  That just may be fixed now (or soon).  We will see.
> 
> I will ask, should I venture into unknown territory, and perhaps cost 
> customers lots of money, and possibly their business, or, should I use 
> what I know I can make work and get the job done?
> 

Dave, I (and I am sure others) don't care what you choose to
run your business on.  But when people start justifying their
decisions (not you, per se) with obvious FUD (where have we
heard that said before?).....

bill