> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Fuerst > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 12:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Outsourcing your Computer Center to IBM ? > > I doubt that any manager in a position to decide about > outsourcing will > learn anything from this. I remain convinced that outsourcing > is a bad > idea if you are dedicated to providing your customers with > the best service. > > Doug Fuerst
As is "the cloud" or anything else which is "mission critical" but outside your personal control. Such as using a 3rd party SaaS application (which I think we used to do, but I don't know - it was discussed). As a simple example - instead of getting a local copy of the US ZipCode database with verification software, just ship the request via SOAP to an outside vendor. Fine, until the vendor's system is unavailable for any reason (power outage, communications outage, software outage, DoS attack, and so on). Mangement today is simply not paranoid enough. Or, more likely, just don't care when compared to bring down costs in order to increase their bonus. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
