On May 11, 2015, at 9:36 AM, John Eells wrote:
We see a low and decreasing percentage of our software orders on tape.
If you are still using tape for z/OS platform software delivery
(that is, any product that runs on z/OS, not just z/OS itself), I'd
like to hear from you to understand:
- Why you choose tape for software delivery
- Whether you can use one of the alternatives, DVD or Internet, and
if not, why.
Don't have internet connectivity to the Internet.
The DVD option tends to tie up a person for long periods of time.
They have work to do that is productive.
Tape is so much simpler. Only thing needed is to change 1 JCL
statement and submit. Mount the tape and walk away little sysprog
intervention needed. Let the system grind away with the receive .
Ed
Feel free to either post or send me a note directly. If there's
general interest I can aggregate the responses (both public and
private) and post the result (with any identifying information
removed).
Note that *NO* decision has yet been made to set an actual date for
removing tape as a delivery medium. However, it's clear which way
the wind blows, and if you really, really need tape we need to hear
from you.
Thanks,
--
John Eells
z/OS Technical Marketing
IBM Poughkeepsie
[email protected]
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