Moving away from Mainframe to Commodity – How? Mainframe (Z/OS) based systems running COBOL programs are legacy systems in many organizations. These are planned to be replaced with low cost commodity servers running Java or .Net based systems, saving the cost of the expensive mainframe MIPS and COBOL-based development. Using GigaSpaces XAP can simplify the
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When running system in production, the last thing you want to do is to shutdown the system. This could happen when: – You need to replace one of the machines running the system. – You need to upgrade one of the machines running the system. – You need to increase the memory capacity of the
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I recently read a book called: "Physics of the Impossible" by the theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. Dr. Kaku lists "Possible Impossibilities" and classifies these into different categories where all these "impossibilities" may happen in the near/distant future. When talking about "zero latency", I consider this something we can achieve today. The term "zero latency" is commonly
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