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Gartner: Mainframes offer cheaper alternative to VMware for Linux VMs

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Gartner suggests that some organizations might find it more cost-effective to migrate their Linux virtual machine workloads to IBM mainframes rather than adopting Broadcom's new VMware licensing. This is particularly relevant for companies managing hundreds of Linux VMs that require long-term transactional consistency and backward compatibility. While mainframes offer integrated platform features that can simplify development, potential drawbacks include vendor lock-in and a scarcity of specialized skills. AI

IMPACT Mainframe adoption for AI workloads could offer a stable, cost-effective alternative for specific high-transaction environments.

RANK_REASON This article discusses a Gartner report's findings on mainframe cost-effectiveness compared to VMware, which is an analysis rather than a direct industry event.

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Simon Sharwood ·

    Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner

    <h4>Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges</h4> <p>VMware users considering a new home might find it cheaper to move to an IBM mainframe than adopting Broadcom’s new licenses, according to Gartner Vice President Analys…

  2. The Register — AI TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Moving to mainframe can be cheaper than sticking with VMware: Gartner

    Serious Linux VMs will enjoy big iron – if you can learn to love lock-in risks and skills challenges

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Moving To Mainframe Can Be Cheaper Than Sticking With VMware Gartner says some VMware customers may find it cheaper to move certain Linux VM workloads to IBM

    📰 Moving To Mainframe Can Be Cheaper Than Sticking With VMware Gartner says some VMware customers may find it cheaper to move certain Linux VM workloads to IBM mainframes than to adopt Broadcom's new VMware licensing, especially for fleets of hundreds of Linux... 📰 Source: Slashd…

    LINKS linux.slashdot.org/…/moving-to-mainframe-…

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