mjk@ohdake.uta.fi (Matti Koskivirta) (09/14/90)
To put it in short : Why is/isn't Unix efficient with mainframe-type applications (>200 users) compared to (say) VMS ? How is it with OLTP ? I would like to have some real references to convince some people. So, are there any reasons that will block Unix out ? I think I know most of the pros, but how is it with cons ? We will use run-time Ingres (8 hrs/day) and real (at most 2 applications/user) users with it. No fixed hw yet. BTW have you seen TPC-A test results on any *nix machines ? How are they humming compared to other operating systems (especially with the same hw) ? Matti
gl8f@astsun9.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) (09/14/90)
In article <1570@kielo.uta.fi> mjk@ohdake.uta.fi (Matti Koskivirta) writes: >To put it in short : Why is/isn't Unix efficient with mainframe-type >applications (>200 users) compared to (say) VMS ? How is it with OLTP ? >I would like to have some real references to convince some people. And if I can extend the question: on IBM-compatible mainframes, are there any big shops running OLTP under Unix? Does the software exist under Unix to do this efficiently? -- "Perhaps I'm commenting a bit cynically, but I think I'm qualified to." - Dan Bernstein