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Is Oxide a mainframe? FAQ Friday #22

Oxide Computer Company

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Matthew Sanabria explains how Oxide's hardware-software co-design and distributed architecture compare to traditional mainframes.

In this video, Matthew Sanabria addresses the question of whether Oxide can be considered a mainframe. He explores the differences in perception between those who see mainframes based on their physical footprint, and Zoomers, who appreciate the distributed systems and modern capabilities. Matthew explains how Oxide combines dense compute, redundancy, and virtualization to resemble the mainframe's design goals, making it a 'mainframe for Zoomers'.

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What people say. Recommended as a comparison between Oxide's modern hardware-software co-design and traditional mainframes.

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If that floats your boat, you might love Oxide Computer, as their hardware-software co-design approach is arguably producing the modern mainframe.