Shane writes:
>Yep, I'd reckon it'd be a pretty hard sell for those (particularly
>small) shops that shelled out for redundant timers as recommended by
>IBM.
>The replacement would need to be real cheap.
Every customer is different, but I believe the intent here is to simplify
the infrastructure and, thus, lower costs. ("Progress.") There are
several probable cost reductions: lower hardware maintenance (no Sysplex
timer hardware), less cabling, less electricity, less floor space, less
labor (at least for physical setup and maintenance), less data center air
conditioning, less complicated DR. I believe there's also a potential
distance benefit for GDPS customers. There may be a bit of residual value
in the Sysplex timers that customers switching to STP could recoup. (There
will be a secondary market in Sysplex timers for a period of time.)
Your mileage may vary, but probably not much here. Looks to me like a very
good step forward, technologically and financially.
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Timothy Sipples
IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect
Specializing in Software Architectures Related to System z
Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan and IBM Asia-Pacific
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