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Hi
I was in a meeting yesterday and I had to discuss the cost of shutting off our old RVA.
It will cost over $1000.00 to just discontinue service for this box.
Well our Microsoft guys said they could buy a small server for that price.
Our UNIX guys said they have never heard of such a thing "Just shut it off and drill holes in the disk and push it into the dumpster".
When they found out what I paid for maintenance per year for 500gib I couldn't get them to stop laughing.
I was not laughing!
Mainframe is a tuff place to be when everyone else in your department (including the boss) is half your age.
Just venting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it's not even Friday!!!!!!!
Thanks!!
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Know the feeling, George. That srt of attitude is part of why I'm now
unhappily retired. **IX took over the shop. Sla's no longer being met,
customers unhappy but "Costs are down". That's because so is revenue!!!
SURPRISE!!!
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PS: A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a
body!!!
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Especially if it's a **IX "administrator's" body! <G>
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