I'd like to see the Microsoft Application Platform handle 18-20 billion DB io's we do daily.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grinsell, Don Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: another z/OS sunsetted Our execs have been listening to these guys. They gave us a 2016 target date as well and the current mainframe staff will not be allowed to participate in the process lest we sabotage something. I'm betting on 5 years and massive cost overruns. We shall see. https://www.platformmodernization.org/Pages/default.aspx -- Donald Grinsell State of Montana 406-444-2983 [email protected] "Flame On!" ~ Johnny Storm -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 6:12 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: another z/OS sunsetted Sorry, not allowed to say. On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Lance D. Jackson < [email protected]> wrote: > What are they replacing it with? > > -----Original Message----- > From: John McKown [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 08:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT: another z/OS sunsetted > > Well, the company that I work for has announced that the z will be > gone byMar 2016. And, having heard the plan (which I cannot reveal at > present), Iadmit that it _will_ succeed. No, the company is not going > out of business!So, although it is not yet critical, if anybody hears > about a z/OS sysprogposition in the DFW TX metro-mess area, I'd > appreciate a heads up.Unfortunately, I live in Arlington (near the > Cowboy & Ranger stadiums), butmost of the z shops that I know of are > up north of Dallas. That's a longdrive, through insane traffic.-- > There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new > people!Genghis KhanMaranatha! <><John > McKown---------------------------------------------------------------- > ------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 > -- There is nothing more pleasant than traveling and meeting new people! Genghis Khan Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
