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I worked for one company which had just signed a 7 year lease on a
370/155 without the DAT hardware. They wanted me to upgrade from DOS
to MVS, so they had to pop for the DAT box and also extra memory (to
the max of 2MB!!!) to get MVS to work. The guy who negotiated the
lease was gone soon after
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I agree that this situation is a bit extreme; non-technical folks should
NOT be making these types of decisions alone. As loyal and dedicated
emloyees, we should be part of that decision process, to try and prevent
this kind of costly mistake. By the same token, we have an obligation to
look realistically at our employers' best interests. Simply to recommend
the latest and greatest hardware and software might be good for the
company, or it might be a grave disservice. Long-term planning is a
necessity, of technical staff as well as management and marketing
staffs. It's called "teamwork". It's also called "doing the best for the
customer".
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