Re: Is TPM's Linux vs. IBM i pricing comparison valid?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

LOL Bryce - this is where I miss Lukas Beeler - he would come back with 
strong experience-based responses. I didn't always have the experience 
to disagree or agree, but we did get good information to chew on.

RIP Lukas!

Vern

On 11/10/2010 7:24 AM, Bryce Martin wrote:
> I would like to call BS on this article.   And here is why....
> While his user per user, dollar per dollar comparison might be accurrate,
> the number of users that each setup can handle is not.  I would be a
> year's worth of paycheck that the 720 running ibm i can handle multitudes
> more users than his comparable Linux setup.  So while at 150 users the 720
> looks close but more expensive per user, the fact remains that as you
> climb the number of users to over 300 or 500 that box will probably still
> be ticking along and he'll have to have a cluster of linux boxes to
> support those users.
>
> We have an smaller box, E4A that has a full ERP system running with almost
> 300 concurrent users.  I would love to see his linux setup match up agains
> that.  His arguement looks good on paper, but you have to make the proper
> comparisons.  Once again, I call BS.
>
>
> Thanks
> Bryce Martin
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> Is TPM's Linux vs. IBM i pricing comparison valid?
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> It seems that every time that IBM releases a new server line, Timothy
> Prickett
> Morgan and itjungle.com releases a series of articles comparing IBM i
> price/performance against Unix, Windows, and Linux alternatives.  IBM i
> platforms normally take a beating in terms of price/performance.  TPM is
> continuously hammering IBM on it.  One notable exception is the new model
> 720,
> which beat Unix and Windows alternatives in recent comparisons.  But when
> it
> comes to Linux, TPM makes a point about IBM i user based licensing driving
> up
> the cost of a model 720 against Linux, Intel, and open-source databases,
> which
> don't have user based pricing.
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> http://www.itjungle.com/tfh/tfh110810-story01.html
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> I think I understand what a user is under IBM i.  It's an individual who
> exchanges credentials with IBM i; one who has a user profile, or
> authenticates
> against a validation list or LDAP entry. And one who is entitled to use
> software
> like IBM i Access, Navigator, Systems Director, Web Admin, TCP/IP servers,
> etc.
>    But what is a user under Linux and say Postgre SQL?  Is TPM's comparison
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> valid?
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> -Nathan