On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:05:33 -0400, Richards.Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Tom, > >Not even close to a million dollars a month. Of course, your mileage and >product mix may vary, but it is less than half of that. Across the last >two machine-type upgrades (z900s to z990s to z9s), a doubling of >installed MSUs, and version upgrades to all major software, etc., there >has been very little increase in my software bill (less than 8%). > Thanks, Bob. I'll guess that "Less than half of that" means more than a third of a million dollars a month. Still a big nut. As I mentioned, I couldn't find current pricing information. Maybe I ahould have kept my big mouth shut. Still, I wonder: Is the growth in the mainframe at your shop on par with the growth in other platforms? If not, I would consider that to be a net loss for the mainframe. It's not something that I like to see. > >As for TCO on other platforms, gimme a break. I've seen enough not to be >fooled again. I agree. I don't think I said that other platforms have lower TCO. I did find it interesting though, when I read the last TCO report that IBM had posted on their web site a couple of years ago thet the total cost of the PC network that everyone uses to connect to the mainframe was not included. Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
