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Come on, IBM: an OS tuned for AI and Cloud but not Blockchain, Diversity, or Sustainability? You’re leaving money on the table!

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Yes part of our accounting system is still running on Cobol from 1982, but don't worry it has been upgraded to the AI Cloud and it only costs 200M a year to keep running.

I'd say that z/OS is already tuned for sustainability. You can run very old software on it.

Also the existence of z/OS contributes diversity of computer platform.

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Even IBM had to give up the blockchain hype https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ibm-blockchain-shell-former-s...

They replaced it with the next buzzword overpack: "Quantum Machine Learning". I shit you not.

https://research.ibm.com/blog/qiskit-summer-school-machine-l...

Quantum Machine Learning is a novel field. Early but very real

IIRC, Google was trying to use their DWave machines for optimization problems that look a lot like ML.

It actually seems to make sense, though it also seems very unimplmentable right now because it will require much higher qubit machines than currently exist... right?

only because BTC prices once again went vertical. If/when BTC crashes again, the vendors will be back on the blocktrain.

That makes me realize I haven't had a sales call from IBM regarding "Watson" for a while now

We use some risk tracking web platform from IBM at my job.

I’m not it’s most proficient user but from the stuff I do in it, it’s basically half CMS half relational database with some search and export functions.

It’s called “IBM OpenPages with Watson” because of:

“Translate documents across 50+ languages, obtain 24/7 support with a GRC virtual assistant, promote accuracy and efficiency in incident reporting with AI relevant classifications.”

So apparently “Watson” now means “translating and auto filling stuff”?

It's IBM's homeopathic AI.

What kind of applications of blockchains are there that a databased ledger wouldn't work for in a mainframe oriented system?

You already have access controls restricting to trusted parties. Slapping a blockchain on top would just be adding complexity and overhead at this stage.

Any OS should be just tuned for performance

Arguably, performance v. efficiency is a fair decision. In most cases it means the same thing but in a few cases it really doesn't.

Stability and reliability are also nice.

weird way to spell security

who needs performance, current hardware is too fast for non-server meanwhile cruds can be optimized anyway

I don't know about you, but I'm rarely annoyed that my server isn't 5% faster. But I'm always annoyed when it goes down.

No, you're wrong. An OS that is just tuned for performance cant devops the blockchain like IBM's AI can using serverless IOT devices.

Absolutely not. Mobile operating systems (including those for laptops) should be tuned for maximising battery life.

Or provide profiles for different power situations.

High performance unauthenticated remote code execution

Right. This way the ransomware can encrypt the hard disk really quickly. And decrypt when you pay the ransom. ;-)

Security, folks. A fast car without seatbelts is a death trap, not a means of transportation.

HAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHHAHAA.

With LPAR the ransomware would have really lucky if it were aware of where it's being running from.

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