I remember a couple of times talking to my boss about converting a
particular product to a cheaper one. I don't remember the exact products,
but his thoughts were the same as mentioned in the post quoted below.
Getting everyone to use the new product and train them on it would cost more
than saving $10K or 20K a year.
Now, if that product didn't require training the people that use it, that
was a different story. I converted BMC's StopX37 to DTS's product. With
BMC, you had to load this whole subsystem, even if you only ran StopX37. I
think there was around 120 files total with everything for the product. The
DTS product had only 15 or 20 files, and was much simpler to administer.
Plus, it saved money. There were a few jobs that abended after the
conversion, but we fixed the parms and then saved money.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
414-475-7434
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Yuhas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Twice IBM has tried this ploy. It's easy to replace software. It's
very hard to retrain the users and support staff, especially, when the
users don't have the time to retrain. Yes, ACF2 to RACF conversion is
easy. IBM can speak RACF & ACF2 fluently. However, users do not.
When the conversion is being reviewed, point out the impact to the user
and cost and time of retraining. Management will listen when the return
on investment diminishes.
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