see on (meaning of sentence)

English translation: mistake, and non-IBM

21:18 Dec 25, 2003

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English term or phrase: see on (meaning of sentence)

...mainframes (not over yet, but almost) - the problem sentence is between *** and it's towards the end, I am quoting a large part of text to let you see context

Advanced virtualization software and firmware that have literally evolved over the platform’s 40-year heritage are the enabling technologies that allow zSeries to offer rapid provisioning at the highest levels in the industry.
This is not new firmware;
we are talking bout years of evolution, relentless innovation, and refined enhancements that yield a highly efficient and industry-leading level of virtualization technology on zSeries.
And it’s there today!
Still other zSeries core value is directly related to high server efficiency -- or increasing resource utilization levels within IT data centers.

***All too often we see on alternative computing platforms running only one application***, or perhaps a maximum of two or three applications, per server footprint.
We often see Intel servers in particular running only one server applications and what that means, unfortunately, is prime time average utilization of these servers is often as low as 5 -10%.

- Would the sentence work even without "on" without any change in meaning? (...All too often we see alternative computing...)

- why "alternative"?

Elena Ghetti KudoZ activity Questions: 2611 (4 open) (30 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2529 Italy
Local time: 14:11

Selected answer:mistake, and non-IBM

Explanation:
I agree with William that it´s a half-edited sentence. I just proposed typo as the answer to "one server applications", and now I see that together with something that has to be mistake.

"Alternative" presumably means "non-IBM". :-)

Selected response from:

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 14:11

Grading comment

thanks everybody for confirming it was a mistake, I chose this answer because it also explained to me what the author meant by "alternative". Happy New Year!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +3

mistake

William Stein

4 +2

All too often we see on alternative computing platforms that they are running only one application

airmailrpl

5 +1

Mistake indeed, just throw away the "on".

Alaa Zeineldine

4 +1

mistake, and non-IBM

Chris Rowson (X)

All too often we see alternative computing platforms running only one application, ...

Dorene Cornwell

Answers

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

mistake

Explanation:
I think they author must have been editing the sentence on the word processor and forget to delete some words:

All too often we see only one application running on alternative computing applications
or
All too oftens we see alternative computing applications running on only one application

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 06:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 36

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

All too often we see on alternative computing platforms that they are running only one application

Explanation:
All too often we see on alternative computing platforms (that they are) running only one application

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1195

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

mistake, and non-IBM

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 243

Grading comment

thanks everybody for confirming it was a mistake, I chose this answer because it also explained to me what the author meant by "alternative". Happy New Year!

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Mistake indeed, just throw away the "on".

Explanation:
"All too often we see alternative computing platforms running only one application"

The author started with a certain sentence structure in mind, then changed the wording by the time he was done. He/she then forgot to did not remove the extraneous word. Just like I did a few words back!

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 14:11
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in pair: 198

3 days 8 hrs confidence:

All too often we see alternative computing platforms running only one application, ...

Explanation:
I think this is redundant, but see comments below

"All too often we see alternative computing platforms running only one application, or perhaps a maximum of two or three applications, per server footprint."

The other part of the question: "alternative": my first thought was non-Intel or non-Microsoft operating systems.

I would be careful about saying "non-IBM" since that could be read either as non-Intel like above or as non-IBM mainframe. Despite the abundance of context here, I cannot make that guess from the sample presented.

Dorene Cornwell
Local time: 05:11
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 16

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