> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 6:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Auto-FTP > > > >(zSeries is moribund) > > BSBB! > > I don't know where you stand, but I have senior management > coming to me and trying to offload. > There has not been a single case where they could justify it. > > The DINOMYTH is just that! A myth. > > We have found that the cost per fanny is still lower in the M/F arena. > > We have over a 100 servers that peak at 15% utilisation. > > We have a few mainframe that reach lows of 95%. > > I was on a problem call a couple of weeks ago. > The *NIX admin complained that he had never had a server run so 'hot'. > It was running at 26%. > Fortunately, I was on mute! > > > -teD > Me? A skeptic? I trust you have proof!
I agree. However the mantra here is "Perception is Reality". Our management perceives the zSeries as over priced, under powered (for the price), obsolete technology that is not worth even attempting to upgrade. We are 100% VSAM. We have an Oracle "Enterprise" license which I was told means we could put Oracle on the z/OS system for no added cost. The person in charge of the database group basically said "Forget it. Not going to do it. Go away." Of course, some may say that is good because they dislike Oracle. But it is also bad because the same person is adamantly anti-DB2. Actually, he only likes MS SQL Server because it is from his favorite "open system" vendor. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
