The Importance of Binary Compatibility for the IT Manager
If you're the manager of a data center, you may have hundreds (or even thousands) of applications to manage on many different platforms. Your customers want constant availability to these applications—and they don't want to see any bumps when the data center changes platforms.
An important consideration is your application mix. First, there are generally a large number of utility applications, such as data formatting and display, and many of these are homegrown—that is, built inhouse. This type of application makes up a large percentage of the overall number of applications. The characteristics of these applications are such that you just want them to run—you don't need them optimized, ...
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