-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PSI MIPS (was: Links to decent 'why the mainframe thrives' article)
>HOWEVER, the TCO and TCO (ownership, operation) IS known (regardless of physical config). The ROI can be plotted. There is very little HIDDEN costs (HCO) in a mature system such as the z/Architecture. Yes, but: 1. TCA (acquisition) is what scares management. 2. People costs are often a political, rather than a technical argument. <SNIP> If your point 1 were accurate, management would dump those servers. However, because they are pleasing to the eye and would make one wise... Later, Steve Thompson ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
