what do you expect...Gov... first failure.. Microsoft...second failure....CSC/India...oh yes--what a combo...LINUX..LINUX..LINUX...and for something with Tera bytes of data..tell me a Mainframe--I/O subsystem would not fit?? .
From: David Crayford <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 09/20/2013 07:06 AM Subject: UK NHS £10bn project failure Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> How about this for a failed project. £10bn blowout on a doomed IT system for the UK National Health Service http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-system-10bn. UK government appear to have learned their lesson by using the cloud and open source software http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/2012/02/02/gov-uk-truly-open-platform/ . Lot's of their web app stuff is now open source and available on github for everybody to fork https://github.com/alphagov. US/Canadian states/governments are interested in adopting a similar model. They seem to trust Amazon EC2 to deliver mission critical systems. Is this a trend or a flash in the pan? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
