IBM has found one way to sidestep the mainframe vs. distributed computing dilemma by simply calling its mainframes something else. Today, IBM refers to its larger processors as large servers and emphasizes that they can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network. There are now high-performance software solutions designed to leverage the performance, security and reliability of the mainframe in the world of Web interfaces and SOA.
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Big Iron Keeps on Trucking, Part 2
Posted by: Ned Madden March 28, 2008 04:00 AMIBM has found one way to sidestep the mainframe vs. distributed computing dilemma by simply calling its mainframes something else. Today, IBM refers to its larger processors as large servers and emphasizes that they can be used to serve distributed users and smaller servers in a computing network. There are now high-performance software solutions designed to leverage the performance, security and reliability of the mainframe in the world of Web interfaces and SOA.