So does this mean that 2/3 of companies out there are running unsupported hardware and software?
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Raphaël Jacquot Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [External] Re: "Everyone wants to retire mainframes" Le 09/06/2020 à 14:24, Peter Bishop a écrit : > Interesting re 2): > > "The survey found that organizations are running an average of four > mainframes with an average age of 17 years. Sixty-four percent are > running mainframes between 10 and 20 years old, with 28% running > machines that are 20 to 30 years old. " > > So 2/7 are running machines over 20+ years old? And 2/3 over 10 > years? What does that even mean? Smells fishy to me. What is the > sample size? Is it biased somehow? > > Cheers, > Peter it does make sense if out of those 4 machines, they have older and newer boxes... Raphael ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
