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MVS has hardly "stood still." If there are really those who haven't learned anything in 30 years, how are they surviving in a world of WLM, SMS, the logger, etc. etc.?
D*mn good points!
I was going to respond, but I couldn't find a polite way.
There are many good (and progressive) changes in System z (s&h)/w, and a strong
requirement to keep up!
Yes, it has a few warts, but that's even a better reason to evolve.
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That "strong requirement" doesn't seem to include resumes and job
security when the decision makers don't see "world of WLM, SMS, the
logger, etc. etc." as being their world. What they see is the WWW.
They want to pull management data to their spread sheets, and they
want their employees to access data in the (physical) warehouse, in
customers' shops, and at home.
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That means that we need to establish a higher level of credibility, so
that we can better participate in the decision making process. And so
that people will pay attention to our expertise in these matters, rather
than depending on the know-nothings that write the "Airline Magazine"
articles. Remember how your car would stop running during the "Y2K
Crisis"? Power plants would shut down? Water works and gas works would
stop working? Most of those guys wouldn't know a process control
"computer" from a real computer if it landed on their empty heads!
I never cease to be amazed at the gullibility of some so-called
management types. :-)
Rick
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