See below. Bob Richards VP, Enterprise Technologist Enterprise Technology Infrastructure SunTrust Banks, Inc. (404) 575-2798
Seeing beyond money (sm) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 3:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: State of the Mainframe - Part II: The Capacity Conundrum >snippage > Software vendors also play this game, vastly underbidding test, development, > and redundant production configurations (or striking them from proposals > altogether) knowing full well they can come back and charge more after the > intial sale -- including, very often, compliance billing (at full list price). If I didn't know better, I would swear you were peeking inside our shop. It is not a case of affordability, it is the *server per project* mentality. I attend a weekly project review meeting and am astonished that the LOBs believe everything the vendors tell them! What's wrong with this picture below? "XYZ project needs a full rack of blades" or "We need out own 32-way Power5 box with 32 licenses of WAS"? I am constantly fighting the battle to find out the *true* requirements. When I try and propose an alternative solution, I get "We don't (or won't) certify our software for that configuration. As you may know, banks buy a lot of solutions versus building them and I find it absolutely ludicrous what the vendors get away with on the distributed platforms. Pressure to move forward with the "certified" configuration" mounts and I lose a lot of the battles. Enter zLinux and now I hope to be able to attack the issue on TCO. Wish me luck! Bob LEGAL DISCLAIMER The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. Seeing Beyond Money is a service mark of SunTrust Banks, Inc. [ST:XCL] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
