> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Porowski, Ken > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 8:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Systems Programmer Levels Justification > > > And how many people have 'root' access to the squatty boxes > vs the same > level of access on the mainframe?
Ah, but the usual "squatty box" only does one thing. So causing an outage on it is not as great an impact as killing a z/OS system. Also, in our shop, every production Windows server has some sort of fall over capability. So, if you kill the active server, its doppleganger takes over. This is considered "cheap insurance" around here. Now, z/OS can do the same with a parallel sysplex on multiple CECs (is that what they're still called?). But the cost, on a one z/OS systems vs. one Windows server comparison, is much too much <gracious!>. However, there is a new light here locally. The new CIO, unlike the old, is now comparing the TOTAL COST of the z/OS platform vs. TOTAL COST of the entire (all servers) Windows/Sun platform. Now, the Windows people are learning the pain that the mainframers have felt for years. > Think there might be a small exposure there? Actually, we have very few with administrative authority on the production Windows servers. > > Once the Sysprogs and application programmers are gone maybe we should > trash the users too ... After all they seem to cause the most > problems. YES! The mere fact that they make the money so that we can have the systems should not give them the right to expect anything from us! Excellent! Note, if not obvious, the above is mainly being silly. Except where it isn't. -- 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
