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

[DaveFroble]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> 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
> 

I'll give ya that one ....


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