On 3 October 2013 16:47, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> wrote: > So, say I bring in Python for $99 to read logs and I can do that because my > manager has approval for software purchase under $1000.00 . And it is > restricted to my use. But someone sees me use it, asks to have the same > thing for their logs, and BOOM, now it is rampant in production and a > "critical" app. And it all started out innocently enough. I believe that > mainframers have learned over the decades there is no such thing as a > one-time use or limited to just me ported tool. Things have a way of > spreading out quickly and invariably winds up in a critical production path.
Interesting, thanks. Apple of course vet all the apps that appear in their store. I don't know how extensive that vetting process is, but I wonder if a similar process would give customers more confidence? (But stopping short of a "we guarantee this app will work" thing!) Cheers, Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
