RE: The New Power Equation: Power = i + p

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Keith Carpenter wrote:
> Interesting that i5/OS is now called "IBM i"

It appears to me that the name of the server and operating systems are 
not the real substance of the announcement, but rather that hardware is 
hardware, and software is software, and they're sold separately.  No 
more tricky distinctions between p and i hardware.  No more tricky CPU 
governors.  No more tricky servers without L2 cache.  Regardless of 
whether you choose i, AIX, or Linux, the hardware is essentially the 
same and essentially priced the same.  Let's hope they keep it that way! 
Future debates between i, AIX, and Linux finally won't need to deal with 
differences in hardware.

It was great to hear that IBM i, is now available on Power 6 model 520, 
550, and 2-core blades; geared toward the SMB market.

Nathan.