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On Apr 16, 2015, at 5:03 PM, Graham Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

> Points taken Tim. Hadn't seen that link before.
> Thanks kindly.
> 
> On 2015-04-16 4:38 PM, Tim Hare wrote:
>> I don't think you want to sell this as 'mainframe'.   I think you want to 
>> sell this as 'Enterprise class, cost-saving,  Linux virtualization box'... 
>> the server folk have already attached negative connotations to the 
>> 'mainframe' word in management's mind.  Presenting the cost savings 
>> (especially if you run Oracle licenses on the farm) from consolidating onto 
>> one big box is something IBM is doing all over the place and they should be 
>> glad to help.
>> 
>> You probably have it, but here's a link to a box that is built to do z/VM 
>> with virtual Linux
>> 
>> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/els.html
>> 
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