On 9 Jul 2008 11:32:56 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >To all: >Thank you for the various inputs for my thought process - that is one >of the benefits and enjoyments of this discussion list. > >Just to share what is going on here: > >We are currently moving to a PeopleSoft environment (40 servers, which >includes a DR site) to replace CGI-AMS financials/HR packages on the >mainframe. Financials is already *mostly* running on the distributed >platform and HR is scheduled for golive the beginning of August. Beyond >these two applications, there will remain about a dozen assorted CICS >applications, which is what they believe they should move off the >mainframe as soon as possible, for the "cost savings" (known as budget >cuts). > >Of interest in this story is: 1) these remaining applications are used >primarily as our revenue applications; 2) a project manager's progress >tracking tool where 10 of these are listed as being in a *planning* >stage - although our applications team has not seen individual project >plans for each application; 3) this means no design or procurement of >replacement applications has begun; 4) a statement has been made to >management that the *majority* of these applications will be off of the >mainframe by the end of the year. > >So, I have been involved and cross trained for the Linux environment >installed for Peoplesoft, and my supervisor wants to know if I have time >to do a z/OS upgrade for something that's *going away*. > >Again, thanks for all of the posts. > >Peggy >
Since the only online access that I see in your posting is TSO and CICS, the vulnerability to web related exposures should be low. If my analysis is incorrect and there is a lot of web access, then I would not want to be unsupported. In short if you aren't changing the applications and there is little or no Internet access, the chances of major problems in the time frame envisioned are low. Getting rid of the mainframe makes sense if you are stuck with the 40 servers and can't consolidate their work onto the mainframe. What scares me is the replacement of the remaining applications being only in the planning stage. It also implies that nobody really knows what these applications do. I might note that a conversion to SAP at a major utility took 6 months to a year longer than anticipated. The whole situation seems to be one requiring extreme discretion and tact on your part. Bank takeovers where systems are ruthlessly and quickly consolidated may be a good model but someone who has experience in doing this sort of thing is needed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
