Tom, Growth on other platforms? Suffice it to say, the mainframe is the model citizen on this discussion. IBM's print ads have made fun of servers taking over the datacenter and they suggest their blade centers. In my case, THE BLADE racks have taken over. The power company must love us! <no grin here>
You did not mention TCO on other platforms. You mentioned migration to them. I took the liberty of pointing out the fallacy that most companies fall into when they do that...that their TCO will be lower. That is a bunch of bull. As for network costs, I am not qualified to really comment. But being a bank with lots of branches, I presume those costs would be there regardless. Bob Richards -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 9:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FW:A Letter To The FLEX-ES Community 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. 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
