>> On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:57:20 +0330, Mehdi Salehi <iranian.aix.support AT 
>> GMAIL DOT COM> said:


> According to IBM, AIX outperforms Linux on the same box between 5%
> to 10%.  Maturity, flexibility and reliability of AIX and POWER
> architecture in my opinion make it a far better choice for such a
> critical service. (I am not against Intel)


I've been a big-time AIX booster for years, for just this reason.  But
I've got to say, next generation I'm testing Intel/linux.

The reason:

2x 4-core 3Ghz cpus,
72G of core
2x10G ethernet
2x4G FC

for 7K plus a 1/16 share of a 50K chassis.  Call it 10K.

It makes me sigh; I really like and trust AIX and p-series hardware.


- Allen S. Rout