Mainframe architecture and Cloud-computing are not the same. Here are the differences between Cloud and Mainframe.
Mainframe
- The controlled environment of the mainframe
- Traditionally requires an administrator to provision computing power for specific tasks
- The mainframe cannot run on X86 architecture
- IBM has been promoting mainframes as cloud platforms
- Mainframe hardware is expensive, licensing and software costs tend to be high
Cloud Computing
- Cloud is that the dynamic provisioning is self-service
- User’s demand
- Cloud computing today runs on x86-based distributed architectures
- Cloud is cheaper
- Usually, admin not required, but each user can use it in its own way
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