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Link to IBMs info on their mainframes --[[User:Lmundt|Lmundt]] 19:58, 7 October 2010 (UTC)
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
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/basics/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.zos.zmainframe/zconc_valueofmf.htm
== 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
(unfortunately these aspects seem to be such common knowledge that I can't get a good reference for it)  
Linking sentence about how windows can duplicate mainframe functionality.  
 
== Redundancy ==
 
== High input/output ==
 
== backwards-compatibility ==
 
== massive throughput ==
 
== hot upgrades ==
 
== Conclusion ==
 
== References ==

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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

(unfortunately these aspects seem to be such common knowledge that I can't get a good reference for it) Linking sentence about how windows can duplicate mainframe functionality.

Redundancy

High input/output

backwards-compatibility

massive throughput

hot upgrades

Conclusion

References