Each and every time I try to point out new or good points about the z, Iget the same response: "It is simply not cost effective!" or more simply: "It costs too much!". This despite the __documented fact__ that the z does over 80% or the production work at less than 50% of the IT budget. Of course, part of the budget goes for things which cannot be done on the z. Such as desktop PCs running Windows. But they won't consider Linux instead. It would cost too much to retrain. And, they say, it won't work seamlessly with MS Exchange. Which is "locked in" because management is convinced that it is uniquely irreplaceable. Also, a Linux desktop won't <insert proprietary MS software product function >.
John McKown Maranatha! <>< On Oct 15, 2010 10:48 AM, "Steve Comstock" <st...@trainersfriend.com> wrote: On 10/15/2010 9:28 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:24:08 -0600, Steve Comstock ... Because most managers today "know" windows and they accept poor security and performance as inevitable; they aren't even aware of alternatives. Why? Because IBM is not telling the story. And, sad to say, neither are we. We are not bragging about the amazing features of z/OS (of course, you gotta' do this in a style of "is this cool, or what?" as opposed to "squatty boxes stink, look at what we do under z/OS"). So, take some time to reflect on how this would best be done in your shop. For example, Paul, you would probably not want to extol JCL; on the other hand you would praise the ability to run both z/OS and UNIX (in the guise of z/OS UNIX System Services) on one box. Don't hate EBCDIC, be amazed at the ability to work with EBCDIC, ASCII, and Unicode all on one system. Caveat: of course, there are exceptions to all of the above assertions, and I don't want to belittle those IBM'ers and IBM-main residents who are telling the story inside their companies; nor do I want to disparage those managers who understand the role the mainframe has in their organization. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersf... For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu w... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
