All that seems to matter today is This Quarter to most managers. OTOH, there are the ones who are sold on platform "X" (usually Windows) for all I.T. functions because a single platform is more efficient to manage. My employer is convinced that one single software product, Facets, can be the platform/framework for all software we run. Gonna be fun.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 08:02 Bill Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > Understanding TCO is extremely important, yet frequently overlooked. > Management sometimes doesn’t care or isn’t smart enough to determine it. My > last boss only cared about initial cost, which he could take to his boss > and say “see, I saved you $10,000” even though in 5 years he likely cost > the company $50,000 in lost productivity, downtime, or other issues he > didn’t factor in. Of course, my last boss was a Unix guy with zero > knowledge of the mainframe and no desire to learn or take recommendations > from his mainframe staff of 5 who combined had almost 200 years of > experience. > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8:44 AM, Ron Wells < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Marketing BS for the UNEDUCATED MGNT that only look at the $$ and does not > know or understand TRUE TCO. > % > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf > Of David Elliot > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 5:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Mainframe Modernization > > ** EXTERNAL EMAIL - USE CAUTION ** > > > Does anyone out there know what is meant by the expression "Mainframe > Modernization' '? It seems to be catching on with the Bobs but when you > ask exactly how they propose to modernize their systems all you get is > silence. As in if you don"know we shouldn't even be talking about it. > Any ideas ? Or is it just more BS like 'cloud' or 'devops'? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > Email Disclaimer > > This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, > which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended > only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are > not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for > delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance > on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
