Re: Excellent future for DB2

Anton Versteeg wrote:

> cost/performance of what?
> I have seen figures that mips , all included (labor, number of users
> supported) are cheaper on a MF than on a PC.
> Seriously, are your going to tell a large bank or insurance company,
> that they should swap a mainframe for let's say 10.000 PC's?
> OK, I agree it would be very good for companies selling IT services and
> PC software.

Don't forget the rollerblade companies who can sell their stuff to the folks that have to maintain the hardware and replace broken devices. ;-)

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Knut Stolze
Information Integration Development
IBM Germany / University of Jena