In a message dated 6/30/2007 4:32:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Future business needs may or may not dictate upgrades. YMMV >> Yeah, but in the end gravity and friction always win out. IBM normally accommodates you by upping the maintenance price. Unsupported eventually gets to the point of no available parts for replacement at any cost. So then you buy spares and cannibalize them and end up using space you need for new servers. The risk is more unpredictable outages and longer time to repair. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
