GD,
Thanks for the substantial reply. The processor obviously has more power than can be used by NT for some time. However, I get the impression that the OpenVMS and Unix implemented on this platform, especially, with the number of processors and nodes is well beyond today's "Mainframe". What I think is also impressive, is that the OpenMVS can be easily tailored to specific application environments. Based upon what I have gleaned so far, IMO, CPQ will not sunset this project. May even push as a rival to Merced if DEC can adequately solve scalability on NT. I don't know what blue has in its stable for 98-99, but I would be worried about my mainframe business, and especially the Unix based apps.
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" With Alpha 21264, Digital delivers another proof point of its innovative capabilities," said Karl-Heinz Hess, Executive vice president, Systems Technology, SAP AG. "The previous Alpha generation has proved its reliability and its impact on the SAP market. R/3 as
been successfully implemented worldwide on Alpha based servers - on Windows NT as well as on UNIX. We expect the 21264 Alpha to further strengthen Digital's position in the SAP market."
Is DEC using R/3 on Unix in house? Innovative?? Was DEC a beta for R/3??
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The Alpha 21264 processor family will deliver online transaction processing (OLTP) performance far beyond that of any other computing platform. Digital expects Alpha 21264 microprocessors to achieve OLTP performance two to four times current levels.
That certainly answered question on performance in more "real world" benchmarks. 1,000,000 TMP.... if they can deliver half that! Where have all their marketing people gone? They should be SHOUTING about this. IMHO <(:-]..
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