Duncan Campbell - Energy Efficiency-Mainframe Alternative - Are you still driving a SUV?? You have the Power to Change!
In a recent blog by ZDnet reporter Heather Clancy, John Pickett, leader of the HP Mainframe Alternative Program, has stated that he 'has it in' for mainframes. In fact, he has been known to call them the SUVs of the computer industry - big pieces of gadgetry that are over-powered and becoming extinct in the drive toward energy-efficiency. Unless of course you have lots of extra time and money to spend. As a colleague of mine, John evangelizes the theory that many of the older data center legacy systems that companies still keep on life support could soon be the victims of their own power. With facilities and services - and specifically energy-efficiency - being one of the four core capabilities of the HP Adaptive Infrastructure strategy (along with systems & networking, management & automation, and security & compliance), I feel this is a timely topic for discussion.
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