19.5. Enriching your mainframe environment with new applications
Adding a new application as a middle-tier to an existing mainframe environment can be an attractive proposition for a new business opportunity.
On the mainframe, it is easy to create an additional image for a new application. The mainframe's virtualization technology provides isolation that prevents the new operating system from interfering with the other operating systems on the machine.
Deploying a new application on Linux on the mainframe does not necessarily require additional hardware. The resources needed for starting a project can sometimes be covered by spare mainframe capacity. If a successful project's success requires more resources, its profitability can justify the ...
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