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Mike Barone Review
May 01, 2019

Mike Barone Review

Mike Barone | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 5 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Z

IBM Z is being used as a test environment. Our TEC center gets equipment from manufacturers to show clients how the technology works. It is strictly for a non-production environment, as detailed by IBM. We are not able to do our own production work on the system, just use it to show customers how it works.
  • Reliability.
  • Security.
  • Speed.
  • Price.
  • Interface.
  • Ease of use.
  • Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000)
These items are not really compatible at all, so the comparison is not really valid. A mainframe may access the network by using an ISR router, but an ISR router would not replace anything that the mainframe does. I am new to the technology field, so I have not worked with many systems besides IBM Z.
IBM Z is well suited for the high transaction industries, such as banks and other financial institutions, hotels, airlines, credit card companies, and any other company that has to process lots of transactions. IBM Z is also good for companies that need to have their systems up and running almost all the time, such as government and finance.