For Some Customers, the Mainframe Is Green
by Hesh Wiener

IBM mainframes are the low energy choice, says Big Blue. It likes to pit a mainframe running zLinux intensively on IFL engines against racks of X64 Linux servers that are lightly loaded. IBM's analysis suggests that the mainframe solution can help you slash power and cooling costs. But IBM glosses over the details. In practice, it comes down to cases. Still, it has become easier to get information about your own particular situation and to see how your practices can affect power and cooling requirements. READ MORE >

Top Mainframe Stories from Around the Web

(ComputerWeekly) This isn't the first time Hewlett Packard has made a push for mainframe business. The plan is talk up the savings realized by offloading workloads that are running on Big Iron by converting COBOL applications to Java and running them on HP servers. It might fly in some companies, but others are finding reason to load more work on the mainframe's back. READ MORE >

(SearchSOA) If John Wayne was a computer, he'd be a mainframe. As any IT cowboy knows, there's no mamby-pamby "I don't feel like workin' today" attitude about either one of them. Traditional? You bet. Able to get things done in circumstances where you might be inclined to bet against them? Count on 'em. If you don't think Big Iron has a place in the modern data center designed around a service oriented architecture, "You better wipe that smile off your face or I'll do it for ya." Well said, Duke. READ MORE >

(SearchDataCeter) Attendees and experts at the SHARE user group conference in San Jose, California, had a lot to talk about during last week's gathering of big ironheads. Cloud computing and virtualization were popular topics, for instance, and the mainframe job market and growing software costs also were under the microscope. READ MORE >

(Slashdot) This starts out as an observation of the state of the mainframe based on the writer's experience at the SHARE conference. But because Slashdot is what it is, there are numerous readers with their own insights, opinions, and just plain crazy talk about enterprise computing. If you're too old to find any enjoyment in this banter, I'm sure there's something in Readers Digest for you this month. READ MORE >

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August 25-28 -- Chicago, Illinois - The IBM Energy Efficiency Initiative takes center stage at the "See Blue, Think Green Technical Conference that brings together technical experts and business leaders. Sessions will concentrate on best practices in energy efficiency, innovative power and cooling technologies, and eco-friendly asset disposal services. There will also be technical sessions and hands on labs featuring IBM's most recent System announcements (including Power Systems, Mainframe Systems, Storage System, and Modular Systems) to present platform-specific topics. LEARN MORE >

October 13-17 -- Las Vegas, Nevada - The IBM System z Expo will include more than 300 sessions featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, and Linux on System z. There will be an emphasis on the z10 Enterprise Class server, WebSphere application server, DB2, CICS and IMS support, GDPS and Parallel Sysplex support, service oriented architecture, virtualization, and data center energy efficiency. LEARN MORE >

December 7-12 -- Las Vegas, Nevada - The Computer Measurement Group (CMG) will be hosting its 34th International Computer Measurement Group annual conference that is focused on ensuring the efficiency and scalability of IT services through measurement, quantitative analysis, and forecasting. As part of its annual conference CMG is offering specialized training in the areas of ITIL and TCP/IP Network Performance Management. These two programs, presented by CMG training partners, will have separate registrations from the main event. The overall theme for CMG'08 is "Architecting the Service Oriented Infrastructure for Efficiency, Scalability and Agility." Among other topics in the spotlight are IT service management, green IT, virtualization, server consolidation, application load and stress testing, and software performance engineering. The conference will be held at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel. LEARN MORE >