OK, boys. let return to Cobol vs Java, with and without zAAP. THe issue is TCO, but performance uber ales!
Itschak On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Ted MacNEIL <[email protected]> wrote: > > And software licensing charges better not be the sole criterion for your > > business's success or failure, otherwise you're really in trouble. > > Nobody said it was. > But, it is one of the larger costs, after personell, in IT. > > Don't let this discussion mask the fact that IT, as well as any other > department in a business, has a responsibility to reduce excess costs, > especially in this (still) uncertain economy. > > So, reducing software (as well as any other) cost is a viable, and > responsible, goal. > > If specialty engines do it, fine. > But, with the 'articial' restriction of only allowing 20% of eligible work > run on them, this is not enough. > All it does is prove that IBM is willing to help you reduce costs, but not > by too much. > > Other measures have to be taken, and not just with IBM; some ISV's > (especially that one everybody loves to hate), either don't care, or don't > want, to help you stay competitive. > > If negotiation doesn't work, removal (or replacement) may. > > - > I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation! > Kimota! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
