<snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ROI and Mainframe Migration Analysis Report Sponsored by: HP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A major provider of support services for business and industry replaced their mainframe with a cluster of integrity UNIX servers. This report examines the migration project in detail, including the processes that were used, the cost reductions that were realized, the choice of partners, risk mitigation and the business benefits that resulted from the project.
Download this report now: http://go.techtarget.com/r/492109/279318 -or- http://searchdatacenter.bitpipe.com/detail/RES/1154349695_883.html?src=R U_sdc_08_29_06_1&li=27469 </snip> Signed onto the spam list (using a fake email) and read the document. Customer was on OS/390 2.10 /G5 processor. Lease was Up. Choice: Buy a z-series and upgrade or Buy a server farm and migrate. The main cost factor was software license costs. Faced with this chjoice I probably would also have migrated. I have to admit, this was done on the basis of the businees case, Not "just because" Al ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
