Ted MacNEIL wrote:
All too often, a senior manager will get a
fixation on a particular platform, ignoring all others, to the ultimate
detriment of his company.
The platform should be the last thing determined; NOT the first.
RULE 1: Determine the application need
RULE 2: Keep the data as
Sorry - can't less this pass.
I've got it wrong a few times. The ones that embarrass me the most:
a) MacDonalds opening in Germany. Germany has a long history of
family-friendly eateries,
mostly Italian-themed, but many Greek etc., mostly offering quite high quality
food at very
reasonable
On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:10:34 -, Phil Payne wrote:
And the last hurdle is that you effectively have to be 'voted in' by the
incumbent team.
Somehow, that never happened.
Giggle.
While I've never met you personally, I have followed your posts on IBM-MAIN.
It's inconceivable to me that
But the messages were probably only 16 bytes long 'Happy New Year !'
Or less than 1 MiB a second, 641 GiB total. Certainly within Mainframe
capabilities ;-)
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Phil Payne
b) GSM text messaging. I got a Nokia 1011 within days of GSM going live
in Europe. 160 byte
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The great thing about Gartner is they believe everything. It doesn't
matter what strategy you espouse, you will find a Gartner Research
Service that will back you up. And such a company cannot be wrong, can it?
I've had several recruitment run-ins
On 14 Jan 2008 17:45:10 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Gould)
wrote:
RULE #2: I am not sure I agree with you on this one. Most of the time
it is the case but there are times I do not think it is wise(or
useful). There are other cases that it serves no purpose to keep the
data as close to the
Does this mean, in physical location? Or does this mean logically close?
What I meant was the data shouldn't have to make a network trip to remote disk
everytime you do a read/write.
The application could be remote from the user, but the data should reside
with/near it.
-
Too busy driving to
On Jan 15, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Rick Fochtman wrote:
---SNIP-
-unsnip---
I've worked with recruiters and HR types with the same mindset.
Names omitted to protect the terminally stupid.
Rick:
I have gone on an
On Jan 15, 2008, at 12:49 PM, Howard Brazee wrote:
On 14 Jan 2008 17:45:10 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ed Gould)
wrote:
RULE #2: I am not sure I agree with you on this one. Most of the time
it is the case but there are times I do not think it is wise(or
useful). There are other cases that it
--snip-
In the late 1980's, Gartner predicted that any company
that didn't move from the mainframe to client/server
would not be in business for very long.
In the mid-to-late 1990's, the same analyst said that
companies were having problems migrating to
--snip-
WAAAy back in the 70's and 80's I vaguely remember they had a decent
reputation. Does anyone know what happened to them?
--unsnip-
They forgot that a closed mouth gathers no feet.
All too often, a senior manager will get a
fixation on a particular platform, ignoring all others, to the ultimate
detriment of his company.
The platform should be the last thing determined; NOT the first.
RULE 1: Determine the application need
RULE 2: Keep the data as close to the application
They forgot that a closed mouth gathers no feet.
I NEVER really believd them!
I used to kid a friend of mine (re: dark sied) when he went to work for them in
the early 1990's.
But, he went for one reason.
A buck and a half US (when the USD was worth something compared to the CAD).
-
Too busy
On Jan 14, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
All too often, a senior manager will get a
fixation on a particular platform, ignoring all others, to the
ultimate detriment of his company.
The platform should be the last thing determined; NOT the first.
RULE 1: Determine the application
In the late 1980's, Gartner predicted that any company
that didn't move from the mainframe to client/server
would not be in business for very long.
In the mid-to-late 1990's, the same analyst said that
companies were having problems migrating to c/s, and
they had probably jumped on the
On Jan 14, 2008, at 1:07 AM, Hunkeler Peter (KIUK 3) wrote:
In the late 1980's, Gartner predicted that any company
that didn't move from the mainframe to client/server
would not be in business for very long.
In the mid-to-late 1990's, the same analyst said that
companies were having problems
In the late 1980's, Gartner predicted that any company
that didn't move from the mainframe to client/server
would not be in business for very long.
In the mid-to-late 1990's, the same analyst said that
companies were having problems migrating to c/s, and
they had probably jumped on the
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Kelman, Tom
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 14:31
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Worst Predictions of All Time
Other posters alluded to these predictions:
I predict that the last mainframe
Hi,
Is there a possibility that we can limit these general whaffle type postings
to
one or two per week per person. Things we can account to being lonely in
your hole ?
Some of us, are constantly posting general type posting ex. What your
GRandmother likes etc. into this list.
We all love
She forgot the one from the half wit who predicted the date time of the
shutdown of the last mainframe.
In the late 1980's, Gartner predicted that any company that didn't move from
the mainframe to client/server would not be in business for very long.
In the mid-to-late 1990's, the same
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Day
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 3:29 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Worst Predictions of All Time
OK, Here's a useful question for Anton Anton, have you
taken
the quote from John von Neumann.
In an article in The Futurist magazine, writer Laura Lee catalogues some
of the worst predictions of all time:
Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for
further developments. -Roman engineer Julius Sextus Frontinus, A.D. 100
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Dave Thorn
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:46 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Worst Predictions of All Time
She forgot the one from the half wit who predicted the date time
To get back on topic (more or less) here is a list of some dubious
career advice that I've been given over the years:
1981 : Stay away from COBOL...it's a dead language.
1982: Structured analysis, structured design, structured
code...everything else is crap
1983: There won't be any more batch
Well, since it is Friday I thought I'd post a little humor item,
especially considering the quote from John von Neumann.
In an article in The Futurist magazine, writer Laura Lee catalogues some
of the worst predictions of all time:
Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see
She forgot the one from the half wit who predicted the date time of
the shutdown of the last mainframe.
Dave Thorn * Senior Technology Analyst * SunGard Computer Services * 600
Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ, 08043
Tel 856 566-5412 * Mobile 609 781-0353 * Fax 856 566-3656
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And the one about a certain company that decided to not get into making
computers because they would only see a need for 7 in the US (did I remember
that one right?).
And, we would only need 16MB or 640KB.
And, never need a personal computer at home.
-
Too busy driving to stop for gas!
OK, Here's a useful question for Anton Anton, have you taken all your
meds today?
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From: Anton Britz [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: Worst Predictions of All Time
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kirk Talman
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 3:58 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: Worst Predictions of All Time
[snip}
Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons
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