UHG is very security conscious. I'm not saying they could never be hacked, because almost anything on the Internet can be. But they are definitely NOT "low hanging fruit". Even a current z/OS system, running FOSS software & which has a direct Internet connection could be hacked. IMO.
On Wed, May 10, 2023, 11:28 Bill Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > That’s like saying global warming is a hoax because it was below zero in > (insert your city) today. > > As this brief survey of the mainframe's place in the current IT landscape > shows, “big iron” is not going away any time soon. In fact, according to > Allied Market Research, the global mainframe market is expected to reach a > staggering $2.90 billion by 2025.Nov 16, 2022 > > I can’t wait for the inevitable hack in which UHG’s millions of customers > have their data stolen. Might have to switch my supplemental plan. > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 12:08 PM, John McKown < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I can say that UHG (United Health Group) is eliminating their z machines. > The one I worked on is gone. The data was ported to something called > Facets, a vendor product. The historical reports were put in some sort of > archive tool. > > I cannot say with total confidence, but I've been told they are going pure > Wintel. > > On Wed, May 10, 2023, 10:11 Bill Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Last IBM earnings in April indicated z sales were up 7%. From the > earnings > > report, “sales of Z mainframe computer systems increased by 7% following > > the release in May of the Z16 model.” > > But, I’m not enthused about IBM (the company) at all. In fact I stated > the > > stock has traded in a range of 120-140 for awhile and I wouldn’t invest > in > > it, but did trade it once or twice. > > What I am enthused by is the likelihood of the mainframe being the > > platform of choice by real banks, healthcare companies, insurance > > companies, big retailers, and others, for decades into the future, long > > past our lifetimes. > > > > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > > > > On Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 10:09 AM, Mohammad Khan < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > But Bill definitely does and almost makes up for IBM's failing with his > > abundant enthusiasm ! > > > > On Tue, 9 May 2023 12:21:03 -0500, John McKown < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > <snip> > > >IMO, IBM doesn't really care about that much about z anymore. > > <snip> > > > > mkk > > > > PS: Not Friday yet but it's the hump-day so are almost there :) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
