This is a small blog post, that I may never mark with a “published” status, to identify those points that lead me to using IBM’s AIX operating system at work.
- A core operating system that leverages the full breadth of capability of the IBM System p hardware. IMHO, there is no comparison regarding System p versus the Sun M or their CMT systems.
- The virtualization platform coupled with the firmware hypervisor
- RAS capabilities in the mid to enterprise lines of products
- Support and the partner aspects. IBM has brought a lot of resources to bear to help our organization. CICS, WebSphere, etc.
- Alignment of the platform with their layered software stack. We will be using Websphere Application Server and WebSphere Process Server for a mission critical aspect of our IT infrastructure. In this instance, I think that it will be important to have an end-to-end support and problem management structure.
- IBM layered software is optimized to exploit their platforms. Software such as the IBM JVM and DB2 are tuned for AIX and the Power processor. Also, there are self-tuning and self-healing aspects that may be leveraged in the operating system.