It's hard to argue without access to the raw numbers IBM reckons the configurations were very similar, if you believe the press release Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg He quotes Forrester analyst Brad Day saying that the new systems put IBM "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space 
Share:  It's hard to argue without access to the raw numbers <span class="company">IBM</span> reckons the configurations were very similar, if you believe the press release Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg<span class="sent"> He quotes Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> saying that the new systems put <span class="company">IBM</span> "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space</span>...Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg<span class="sent"> He quotes Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> saying that the new systems put <span class="company">IBM</span> "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space</span> You can clear out a hundred x86 servers and replace them with three of these" Has <span class="company">IBM</span> fired the bolt from hell into both the high and low end server markets? Tweet this 

It's hard to argue without access to the raw numbers IBM reckons the configurations were very similar, if you believe the press release Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg He quotes Forrester analyst Brad Day saying that the new systems put IBM "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space 
Share:  It's hard to argue without access to the raw numbers <span class="company">IBM</span> reckons the configurations were very similar, if you believe the press release Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg<span class="sent"> He quotes Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> saying that the new systems put <span class="company">IBM</span> "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space</span>...Perhaps more importantly, the ability to do transaction processing as well as BI tasks makes them more versatile than the competition, according to Forbes' Andy Greenberg<span class="sent"> He quotes Forrester analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> saying that the new systems put <span class="company">IBM</span> "18 to 24 months ahead of their competition" And, he adds: "Power7 allows them to fire missiles into the x86 space</span> You can clear out a hundred x86 servers and replace them with three of these" Has <span class="company">IBM</span> fired the bolt from hell into both the high and low end server markets? Tweet this 

But as Oracle ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of Sun Microsystems ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at IBM customers, Forrester Research analyst Brad Day says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware 
Share:  <span class="sent">But as Oracle ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of <span class="company">Sun Microsystems</span> ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at IBM customers, Forrester Research analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware</span> Tweet this 

But as Oracle ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of Sun Microsystems ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at IBM customers, Forrester Research analyst Brad Day says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware 
Share:  <span class="sent">But as <span class="company">Oracle</span> ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of Sun Microsystems ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at IBM customers, Forrester Research analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware</span> Tweet this 

But as Oracle ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of Sun Microsystems ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at IBM customers, Forrester Research analyst Brad Day says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware 
Share:  <span class="sent">But as Oracle ( ORCL , news , people ) completes its integration of Sun Microsystems ( JAVA , news , people ) and aims Sun's high end servers at <span class="company">IBM</span> customers, Forrester Research analyst <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span> says a more important factor may be Power7's ability to compete with a wide range of other servers, both low end x86 machines and high end Unix hardware</span> Tweet this 

IBM's mainframe sales have been off 26 per cent in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year, and server sales have been flat across the board. Brad Day, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said IBM has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance.  
Share:  <span class="company">IBM</span>'s mainframe sales have been off 26 per cent in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year, and server sales have been flat across the board. <span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said <span class="company">IBM</span> has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance. </span>...<span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said <span class="company">IBM</span> has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance. </span> With this new hardware, <span class="company">IBM</span> likely wants to compete with x86 systems with 16 processor cores and above, he said.Anything Tweet this 

IBM's mainframe sales have been off 26% in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year, and server sales have been flat across the board. Brad Day, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said IBM has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance.  
Share:  <span class="company">IBM</span>'s mainframe sales have been off 26% in the most recent quarter compared with the same quarter last year, and server sales have been flat across the board. <span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said <span class="company">IBM</span> has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance. </span>...<span class="sent"><span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, an analyst at Forrester Research Inc., said <span class="company">IBM</span> has been working to reduce the cost of its mainframe software, which can account for half the cost of a mainframe, including personnel, energy and maintenance. </span> With this new hardware, <span class="company">IBM</span> likely wants to compete with x86 systems with 16 processor cores and above, he said. Tweet this 

Firms like T3 Technologies, Platform Solutions (PSI) and an open source project known as 'Hercules' have all attempted to build systems that could run the same functions as IBM's mainframes, often on far cheaper hardware," Greenberg reports. "Apple, of course, refuses to license its operating system to competitors, even going as far as suing Miami based Psystar, a small firm attempting to install and sell the Apple operating system on non Apple hardware," Greenberg reports. "The government hasn't questioned Apple's right to refuse its software to a company that could potentially sell a cheaper version of Apple's product. 'Apple would never give Mac OS to anyone, and no one would ever think to sue them for that,' says Brad Day, a mainframe focused analyst with Forrester Research.". Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Eric24601" for the heads up.]. 
Share:  Firms like T3 Technologies, Platform Solutions (PSI) and an open source project known as 'Hercules' have all attempted to build systems that could run the same functions as IBM's mainframes, often on far cheaper hardware," Greenberg reports. "<span class="company">Apple</span>, of course, refuses to license its operating system to competitors, even going as far as suing Miami based Psystar, a small firm attempting to install and sell the <span class="company">Apple</span> operating system on non <span class="company">Apple</span> hardware," Greenberg reports. "The government hasn't questioned <span class="company">Apple</span>'s right to refuse its software to a company that could potentially sell a cheaper version of <span class="company">Apple</span>'s product. <span class="sent"> '<span class="company">Apple</span> would never give Mac OS to anyone, and no one would ever think to sue them for that,' says <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, a mainframe focused analyst with Forrester Research.". Full article here . </span> [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Eric24601" for the heads up.]. ..."<span class="company">Apple</span>, of course, refuses to license its operating system to competitors, even going as far as suing Miami based Psystar, a small firm attempting to install and sell the <span class="company">Apple</span> operating system on non <span class="company">Apple</span> hardware," Greenberg reports. "The government hasn't questioned <span class="company">Apple</span>'s righ Tweet this 

The government hasn't questioned Apple's right to refuse its software to a company that could potentially sell a cheaper version of Apple's product. "Apple would never give Mac OS to anyone, and no one would ever think to sue them for that," says Brad Day, a mainframe focused analyst with Forrester Research ( FORR , news , people ).  
Share:  The government hasn't questioned <span class="company">Apple</span>'s right to refuse its software to a company that could potentially sell a cheaper version of <span class="company">Apple</span>'s product. <span class="sent"> "<span class="company">Apple</span> would never give Mac OS to anyone, and no one would ever think to sue them for that," says <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, a mainframe focused analyst with Forrester Research ( FORR , news , people ). </span>...<span class="sent">"<span class="company">Apple</span> would never give Mac OS to anyone, and no one would ever think to sue them for that," says <span class="analyst">Brad Day</span>, a mainframe focused analyst with Forrester Research ( FORR , news , people ). </span> Tweet this