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This is less true than it used to be. Oracle/SAP are largely recognized as multi-billion dollar technology quagmires these days; integration has become so much

This is less true than it used to be. Oracle/SAP are largely recognized as multi-billion dollar technology quagmires these days; integration has become so much easier that cobbling together a bunch of SaaS solutions to replace a centralized ERP is a viable approach. Likewise, IBM has become known as a vaporware vendor. They combine the worst parts of management consulting with an offshore / outsourced development process, so I guess it’s not a surprise they ended up like all the other companies that sell business tech solutions (Infosys, Wipro, etc). They’re often mentioned in the same breath these days.

scrooched_moose 7y ago
IBM has been banned from our data center for several years. The decision was before my time, but the answer I've been told is overly expensive, unreliable, and poor support when compared to other vendors.
- i_am_nomad 7y ago
  In my experience, IBM’s support is excellent, bordering on fanatical. It’s just that their hardware (in this case, Spectrum Scale and Power9) are preposterously overpriced. Same for their software, if not more so.
  - pickle-wizard 7y ago
    As a former IBMer I really like the POWER hardware. It is just a shame that it is made by IBM. Like you said IBM stuff is just too damn expensive.
    - i_am_nomad 7y ago
      Right, I should have pointed that out: the Power hardware is truly incredible, especially the fast I/O to GPUs. There’s a reason why the national labs and Google have gone with that architectue.
    - jammygit 7y ago
      I know about it from the Raptor PC team and their Foss compatible microcode. Would you say it holds its own performance/reliablilty wise with competitors?
  - rincebrain 7y ago
    I think these two statements can be reconciled: - IBM's hardware support is excellent to the point of being obsessive - IBM's support for anything that is not a hardware problem would be better-implemented by a 5 year old eating paste
    - Proven 7y ago
      Spectrum Scale is an IBM-made software app. Fail.

scrooched_moose 7y ago

IBM has been banned from our data center for several years. The decision was before my time, but the answer I've been told is overly expensive, unreliable, and poor support when compared to other vendors.

i_am_nomad 7y ago
In my experience, IBM’s support is excellent, bordering on fanatical. It’s just that their hardware (in this case, Spectrum Scale and Power9) are preposterously overpriced. Same for their software, if not more so.
- pickle-wizard 7y ago
  As a former IBMer I really like the POWER hardware. It is just a shame that it is made by IBM. Like you said IBM stuff is just too damn expensive.
  - i_am_nomad 7y ago
    Right, I should have pointed that out: the Power hardware is truly incredible, especially the fast I/O to GPUs. There’s a reason why the national labs and Google have gone with that architectue.
  - jammygit 7y ago
    I know about it from the Raptor PC team and their Foss compatible microcode. Would you say it holds its own performance/reliablilty wise with competitors?
- rincebrain 7y ago
  I think these two statements can be reconciled: - IBM's hardware support is excellent to the point of being obsessive - IBM's support for anything that is not a hardware problem would be better-implemented by a 5 year old eating paste
  - Proven 7y ago
    Spectrum Scale is an IBM-made software app. Fail.