On Jul 25, 2007, at 7:43 PM, Curtis Preston wrote:
My recommendation remains the same: changing backup products is a bad thing unless you're doing it to meet requirements. Changing due to cost of licensing is a really bad idea and won't save you money, will probably cost you money, and will result in instability and a lot of pain.
Indeed... It's like looking for the optimum pick in the stock market: today's underpriced gem may be next month's rhinestone. Once the new vendor has you in their clutches, the next contract period may have a rather different price. That said, IBM still needs to get back to realism in its licensing algorithms. Richard Sims
