The very little I have seen of 8.x, I do not see too many differences as well - most of the differences are enhancements to overlays.
I have not seen any 'new' features that can't be called enhancements to existing (pre-8.0) features. But then I sort of had a very very very brief look at 8 to make a well informed, expert comment. Cheers Joe -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pierson, Shawn Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 8:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple positions I can't speak for everyone, but is 8.1 really that different in the eyes of most people? We're on 7.6.4 and upgrading, and for the most part I don't see 8 being a major change. It's not as shocking as 6.x to 7.x, for example. I haven't looked, but it's a time of the year when there aren't a lot of new positions being opened up and new projects are generally not started. I don't want to start a political discussion, but Remedy is big in the government space so recent events (of the past few years) have undoubtedly had an impact on spending on I.T. work there. Management running I.T. shops are also probably leery because of BMC's recent change in status from public to private and are taking a wait and see approach. Then there are other factors, such as the buzz surrounding ServiceNow, which may not be the market leader right now, but they are improving. For that last one, I would hope BMC takes steps to make sure they don't end up like Apple in the long run. Sure, Apple made a lot of money, but now they're in decline in stock price and are no longer the leader in smartphone or tablet sales and seem to have no direction. Hopefully BMC has some new stuff that will shake things up in the next year. Thanks, Shawn Pierson Remedy Developer | Energy Transfer -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Charters Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 6:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple positions Ya, but even without customizations there should still be upgrade projects and if a company is <7.6.4 and wants to go >= 7.6.4 they would need some help. I wonder if there is some fear behind going to 8.x since it is so different and as such everyone is sitting where they are? Sincerely, David Charters Charters Technologies 317-331-8985 -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of pritch Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple postions Maybe it all ties into BMC telling folks NOT to customize. Thus they need fewer folks and lower wages. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Charters" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:18:17 PM Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple postions ** For the first time in 15 years I have been out of work for a good 6 months. I regularly update LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, and Dice. Plus I have reached out to my friends here on the list. I think I have had about 5 real interviews in that time. I don't know what is going on but it's like all of the sudden nobody wants consultants anymore, and if they do they want you to travel for $65.00 all inclusive which is not very realistic. I would be VERY interested if anyone has any ideas as to what is going on and what I might be missing to adapt to a new environment. Sincerely, David Charters Charters Technologies 317-331-8985 From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sanford, Claire Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple postions ** Try LinkedIn. They keep sending me job postings. From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Das, Anusha (non-US) Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple postions ** Monster is not what is used to be unfortunately. Have you tried indeed.com? Thanks, Anusha Das NRC-ITISS Remedy Developer ITIL V3 Foundations Dell | Services, Federal Government Office +1 240.406.9864 [email protected] or [email protected] From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [ mailto:[email protected] ] On Behalf Of LJ LongWing Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1:27 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: This should start a discussion, BMC eliminates multiple postions ** Being on a recent job hunt myself, the jobs I have seen on the market at the moment seem to be low pay, compared to times in the past at least. It seems that it's less 'Monster' these days, than having your resume ON Monster (and recently updated)....I have noticed that any time I update my resume on Monster, I get a flurry of calls for about a week or so. In general I would agree...that it's pretty quiet. On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Roger Justice < [email protected] > wrote: ** I was one of the Remedy Consultants that was separated from BMC on October 4th. 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