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Moving mission-critical mainframe workloads to the cloud

Moving mission-critical mainframe workloads to the cloud

by Trevor Eddolls | Sep 30, 2020

I know that there are some sites where the cost and the virus have pretty much stopped any kind of development. Also, too many execs view the mainframe as amazingly expensive and they are reluctant to agree to give any more money towards it. Plus, their mindsets still...

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3 ways VMware has succeeded – Distributed Computing’s Failure in Masquerading as a Mainframe

3 ways VMware has succeeded – Distributed Computing’s Failure in Masquerading as a Mainframe

by Chris O'Malley | Sep 27, 2016

With $6 billion in revenue, VMware is heralded as a great success in the enterprise tech sector. However, VMware’s success is a clear indicator of the failure of distributed computing. Here’s why: Reason #1: A $6 billion band-aid The first chapter of the sad story of...

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