>Our management perceives the zSeries as over priced I still get comments like that from my boss and my VP of IT Operations. So, I optimise and I point out the TCO.
The problem with the mainframe price model is the up-front costs. We KNOW what it costs. The problem with the other platforms is the hidden costs. We don't know what it truly costs. If we did a true (forensic) audit of costs, we would see that the $/butt is smaller in the M/F arena! -teD Me? A skeptic? I trust you have proof! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
