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- A brief summaryCompare with CFOIn many parts of the world, the CFO must be a chartered/certified accountant. In the US, this is now also essentially the case, due to SOx, and SOx is there as a result of accounting scandals.IT continues to disregard formal qualifications and licencing. Maybe the CIO...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Databases, IBM AIX, SOx, shareholder, AIX 5.3, Schwartz, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Shock! Dog bites postman! Mainframer attacks Linux to push AIX
- Shock! Dog bites postman! Mainframer attacks Linux to push AIXIBM, bah!I always considered AIX as the fork that broke UNIX' back. IBM was very late to the UNIX party, and instead of paying 5 bucks for a copy of SysV UNIX, they instead re-invented the wheel badly by re-writing UNIX...
- Tags: Operating systems, IBM AIX, IBM Corp., Unix, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-04-22
- Shock! Dog bites postman! Mainframer attacks Linux to push AIX
- Once upon a time I did a few articles for searchenterpriselinux at techtarget.com, but we parted ways very quickly over their commitment to Red Hat's anti-Sun marketing strategy. Ken Milberg, a guy I think I first ran into in the context of my original 2002...
- Tags: Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, Duck, IBM Corp., Attack, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- What+the+SCO+take-out+really+means
- What+the+SCO+take-out+really+meansSuing your way to prosperityDidn't Americans come up with this concept first?SCO should have come up with products we care about rather than be patent nitpickers like Lucent.Boies, Schiller & Flexner... are prepaid and their fees are capped. SCOXQ.PK didn't need to file for bankruptcy to get out of...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Carlyle Group, IBM Corp., IBM AIX, IBM AIX/370, SCO Group Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Who gave SCO that $100 million lifeline?
- Who gave SCO that $100 million lifeline?Actually......the lawsuits need to be settled and buried and current management must be removed (contracts bought out, if necessary) if SCO is to survive. The former and maybe the latter will take lots of money and this man appears to have it, but...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, IBM AIX/370, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., IBM AIX
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- Oracle Database 10g R2 and Oracle RAC 10g R2 on ibm aix: Tips and Considerations
- There are many technical topics to consider when running Oracle Database 10gR2 and Oracle RAC 10gR2 on AIX such as certifications, 10gR2 patch sets, AIX code levels, tuning and related software components - just to name a few. The paper focuses on AIX 5.2, 5.3 and 6.1, since Oracle Database...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., IBM AIX, Oracle Database, Oracle Database 10g, Oracle Real Application Cluster, IBM Corp., UNIX, Operating Systems, Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Oracle Database 11g and Oracle RAC 11g on ibm aix
- There are many technical topics to consider when running Oracle Database 11g and Oracle RAC 11g on AIX such as certifications, 11g patch sets, AIX code levels, tuning and related software components - just to name a few. This paper consolidates the information to be considered when planning or implementing...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., IBM AIX, Oracle Database, Oracle Real Application Cluster, IBM Corp., Blade Servers, Databases, Enterprise Software, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- IBM System p Virtualization Technologies - Workload Partitions (WPARs) and Shared Processor LPARs
- The paper describes related capabilities of System p Advanced POWER Virtualization APV and AIX with respect to resource virtualization and mobility. It focuses on the Shared Processor LPAR SPLPAR feature of POWER5 and POWER6 based System p servers and Workload Partitions WPAR introduced with AIX Version 6.1. Both cover similar...
- Tags: Processor, IBM AIX, IBM POWER6, IBM Corp., Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Oracle 11i E-Business Suite Cross Platform Migration to AIX 5L
- The objective of this paper is to provide a detailed step by step approach on how to perform a cross platform migration of the Oracle Database 10gR2 and the 11i E-Business Suite Applications to AIX 5L. Database migration is accomplished by using the transportable table space feature and RMAN conversion...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle11i, IBM AIX, Migration, IBM AIX 5L, E-business, Database Migration, Operating Systems, UNIX, Databases, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-12-01
- Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 Installation and Tips for ibm aix 5.3
- Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (R12) is a fully integrated, comprehensive suite of business applications for the enterprise. As such, there are many details to consider in the installation of Oracle EBusiness Suite Release 12. These details range from ensuring installation prerequisites are in place to performing ongoing maintenance by...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., IBM AIX, Oracle E-Business Suite, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Finance, Software
- White papers 2007-11-30
- Siebel 8 CRM on System p With AIX 5.3 and DS4800
- The Siebel 8.0 PSPP benchmark kit is designed to run against Siebel Customer Relationship Management CRM Standard Industry Application SIA Financial Services software. It consists of the Siebel 8.0 CRM software, a populated database schema and three Mercury LoadRunner scripts that simulate real world user load. The purpose of this...
- Tags: IBM AIX, Siebel Systems Inc., IBM Corp., CRM, Storage, Performance Management, UNIX, Operating Systems, Databases, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
- White papers 2007-11-05
- Linux: it's the last word on AIX vs. Solaris
- Linux: it's the last word on AIX vs. SolarisLinux on POWER too expensiveUnless POWER hardware gets drastically cheap I don't see this scenario of yours working. I don't like Intel architecture but the future is Linux on cheap Intel and that is why Sun is changingtheir hardware line up. POWER...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Intel Corp., Power Technology, IBM AIX, Linux, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Linux: it's the last word on AIX vs. Solaris
- If you look at the whole set of issues facing a data center manager researching Solaris on SPARC versus AIX on Power in response to some senior executive with an IBM agenda, the one thing that stands out is simply that most of the problems, including pricing, pertain...
- Tags: IBM AIX, IBM Corp., Power, AIX 5L 5.3, Linux, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- AIX vs Solaris (5)
- AIX vs Solaris (5)Sun at risk.Quoting:"Within Sun the commitment to Solaris/SPARC is pretty absolute - and open sourcing just about everything has reduced the benefit a big competitor might get if someone launched a financial attack on the company."Yes, giving away things of value makes the company less interesting to...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., IBM AIX, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Solaris vs AIX: The threatscape
- The "threatscape" concept says in part that things which affect key suppliers affect your costs - i.e. that the possibility that Exxon might be motivated to buy out and shut down Sun has cost implications for the data center manager choosing whether to bet the business on Solaris/SPARC or AIX/Power....
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, Sun Sparc, IBM Corp., Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Linux, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-10-24
- AIX vs. Solaris (4)
- AIX vs. Solaris (4)Sun Ultra 24 WorkstationSun's first Intel based workstation with QUAD core starting at $995.http://www.sun.com/desktop/workstation/ultra24/index.xmlbetter than a PC - but still wrongAs a sysadmin I want my desktop to replicate the production system as closely as possible. i.e if I run on SPARC, I want a sparc desktop.That's...
- Tags: Workstations, Network technology, Operating systems, UNIX, IBM AIX, X4500, Sun Microsystems Inc., T2, workstation, Sun Solaris, IBM POWER6, storage
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Solaris vs AIX: Price/performance
- IBM's newest AIX products feature the Power6, Sun's the UltraSPARC T2. It probably makes sense, therefore, to base a data center hardware cost comparison as much as possible on these two technologies. Comparable scaling is a key issue, but there's enough consistency about the benchmark results both...
- Tags: T2, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, IBM POWER6, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Network Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Networking, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- Aix vs Solaris (3)
- Aix vs Solaris (3)Expensive comparison[i]We made a comparison between the current M5000 and p570 POWER6).The p570 was almost 50% more expensive than the M5000. Service & Support from IBM was also about 20% more expensive. This included all discounts we could get both sides knew about each other.[/i]Yes but...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, M5000, SPECjbb2005, GHz Processors, IBM Corp., p570, Chip/16 Socket M8000, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Solaris vs AIX: The people problem
- Please be aware, as I noted last week, that experience in both Sun and IBM environments has left me less than objective on the issue - and I'm therefore relying on readers to catch any errors I may make. That said, I think that it is only...
- Tags: Processor, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, IBM Corp., E25K, Data Centers, Sun Solaris, Storage, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2007-10-22
- Solaris vs AIX (2)
- Solaris vs AIX (2)umm, dead wrong on everything, I thinkYes Solaris/Sparc does support partitioning, has for years. But ldoms are ldums - put in to sell to people who think this stuff is critical but not conceptually part of Unix.Containers are - they're an upgrade on the users/groups business.Basically one...
- Tags: Operating systems, Servers, IBM AIX, Unix, virtualization, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
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