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With the growth of web-based environment to support
new technologies, it is becoming increasingly important for corporate
computing infrastructure to adapt to the needs of the industry, that
too, at a faster rate. With these changes, it is no longer acceptable
to arbitrarily draw distinctions as to where and how to deploy
specific hardware and operating environments. The ideal solution must
provide the flexibility to deploy heterogeneous technologies that
interoperate seamlessly. And from a business perspective, the ability
to recognize and respond to change, to accommodate unforeseen surges
in demand for new services, and to extend services to a broader user
group, are the keys to success.
| Expectations
From the Three Segments |
| Segment |
Expectations |
| Enterprise |
Simpler user interface, easier setup and
configuration, better mobile computing support, superior multiple
language support, printing capabilities, broad hardware support,
advanced networking capabilities, easier deployment, better management
tools, performance and availability, wide range of applications |
| xSP |
Higher performance, quota specifications, security,
stability, reliability, multiprocessing, high-availability, scalability,
support for storage-expansion, hot-swap, hot-standby, remote
administration |
| IDC |
Remote administration, higher performance,
multiprocessing, high-availability, security, scalability,
rack-optimized servers, support for storage-expansion, hot-swap,
hot-standby, high-throughput |
| Rating
Based on Technology |
| |
IBM
S/390 |
Sun
Enterprise Solaris |
HP
HP9000 |
IBM
RS/6000 AIX |
Compaq
Alpha Tru64 |
Generic
Intel IA-32 WinNT/2000 |
| Processor
Technology |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| System
Performance |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Clustering
(for Performance) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Single-System
Availability |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Multi-System
Availability |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Workload
Management |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Architectural
Viability |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| Partitioning |
1 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| Manageability |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 1 => Best, 4=>Worst |
Source: Gartner Research |
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