[Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS

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>From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Arne Vajhøj via
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>Sent: September-14-21 11:24 PM
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>Cc: Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk>
>Subject: Re: [Info-vax] VSI strategy for OpenVMS
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>On 9/14/2021 10:08 PM, David Goodwin wrote:
>> On Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at 12:24:18 PM UTC+12, Arne Vajhøj
>wrote:
>>> On 9/14/2021 7:52 PM, David Goodwin wrote:
>>>> Because realistically what can VMS do that isn't cheaper and easier
>>>> on Linux besides "run existing VMS applications"? Why pay for VMS to
>>>> run ports of Linux software when you could just run Linux software
>>>> on its native platform for free?
>>> There is no license cost for Linux, but companies pay for support.
>>> Using RHEL is not free.
>>>
>>> So there is be room for charging.
>>>
>>> But long term RHEL can probably be seen as a cap for what can be
>>> charged.
>>
>> Any idea what RHEL actually costs compared to OpenVMS? I've really got
>> no idea. RedHat must make a fair bit of money though given what IBM
>> spent buying them in 2019 ($34bn). Thats more than twice what Compaq
>> spent buying all of DEC ($15bn in 2019 money).
>
>Not that much per system.
>
>https://www.redhat.com/en/store/linux-platforms
>
>But some customers got a lot of systems.
>
>Arne
>_______________________________________________

Yep, large legacy DC migration I am currently involved with now has approx.. 2,400 servers in scope for this project.

Server inventory breakdown is pretty much the following: (this relative breakdown is pretty std for all med-large DC migrations these days)
- 80+% virtual 
- 75-85% Windows 
- 20% Linux (pretty much web and DB servers)
- 5% Other

And M-L Customers usually (not always) select enterprise support per server (most expensive tier).

Support costs are really big-ticket items these days.






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