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Re:The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives by ElectricalUnion on Monday July 24, 2023 @10:17AM (#36848391)
I thought such throughput would cost around 30 274 560 USD/year (60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 48 * 0.02) on data transit fees alone.
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Re:The IBM mainframe: How it runs and why it survives by jeffbee on Monday July 24, 2023 @10:24AM (#36848496)
Obviously it would be very foolish to use an AWS storage backend for an application that was not also in AWS.

That said, it is not at all clear to me that the TCO of a maxed-out IBM DS8900F is less than $30 million/year.

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