Hal, C'mon Hal. You really think that sites that have right sized MXG don't use automation to run BUILDPDB? You can't truly think that Windows and Unix doesn't have any automation tools or ISV software. You don't even have to FTP the SMF dataset nowadays - you just read it directly through FTP.
And as for report distribution, I'm not sure what particular superiority MVS has over Unix and Windows? Procedures can print to a printer, or a file that can be emailed later. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Hal Merritt > Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2005 4:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Another - Another One Bites the Dust > > Looked at that solution a few years ago. Of course, the root problem is > SAS trying to put itself out of business. > > Even so, the difficulty in automating and scheduling the process added a > lot of human intervention. Human beans ain't cheap. > > For a scenario where MXG was used for research and ad hoc, then, yes, > hands down a winner. > > But for situations where MXG actually generated and distributed reports > to a number of people, I am not so sure. > > My $0.02, and there have been a few trivial technology advances in the > last decade or so ;-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Ron and Jenny Hawkins > Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 3:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Another - Another One Bites the Dust > > Hands up all of you that have successfully migrated your SAS/MXG > applications from MVS to Windows and saved money. > > Hands up those of you that believe it is now costing more? > > The MXG PDB is a classic example of an application that can be > successfully > moved from mainframe to a windows or Unix and provide a better TCO along > with improved performance, function and productivity. > > In fact, if I was asked to develop an MXG PDB from scratch for a site I > wouldn't even consider using MVS. A reasonable server class desktop, > with XP > Professional and some FC connections to SAN storage would be a better > and > cheaper way to go in almost all cases. > > Ron > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
