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Revision as of 17:41, 10 October 2010
Question
To what extent do modern Windows systems provide mainframe-equivalent functionality? What about Windows coupled with add-on commercial products such as VMWare's virtualization and EMC's storage solutions? Explain.
Answer
added introduction points and sections for each paragraph so you guys can edit one paragraph at a time instead of the whole document. If you want to claim a certain paragram just put your name into the section first. ~ Andrew (abown2@connect.carleton.ca) 12:00 10th of October 2010
Introduction
Main Aspects of mainframes:
- redundancy which enables high reliability and security
- high input/output
- backwards-compatibility with legacy software
- support massive throughput
- Systems run constantly so they can be hot upgraded
Linking sentence about how windows can duplicate mainframe functionality.