> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples > Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 6:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Preview: z/OS V1.12 - September 2010 > > John McKown writes: > >Maybe it means that IBM wishes every ISPF (development) > >shop to use WDz. Which is more profitable to IBM. <cynicism/> > > Uh, no. > > Your mileage may vary, but Rational Developer for System z > tends to be more > parsimonious in its use of mainframe CPU resources, at least > with typical > usage patterns. If those are peak monthly 4-hour rolling average CPU > resources, then you would see a financial benefit in using > RDz. Again, how > much financial benefit will vary. Any financial benefit > mostly comes at > IBM's expense. Enjoy. :-) > > My own view is that "most" developers should be using RDz for > very sensible > business and financial reasons. But that's "most," not all. In "most" > development organizations a mix of RDz and ISPF (probably > also with the > ISPF Productivity Tool, formerly known as SPIFFY, and/or other ISPF > utilities) is the best formula. > > - - - - - > Timothy Sipples
Hum, now that is interesting. Of course, around here, doing anything is like mating elephants: It makes a lot of noise and mess, and there are no results for close to two years. Honestly, getting our programmer to embrace an new paradigm is usually a waste of time. And, I don't know how long it would take, in MSU savings, to recoup the initial cost. Anything with an ROI of less than 3 months is basically dead before it starts. -- 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
