On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 11:20 PM, Edward Gould <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Oct 4, 2016, at 10:19 AM, Jousma, David <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Yea, I've been watching the software installation feature of z/OSMF > grow. I am not yet a believer, honestly, for the same reasons I am not a > believer in CA's MSM either. In the grand scheme of things, the actual > act of installing software and/or maintenance is pretty miniscule compared > to everything else we do. Maybe if you are a one-man show at your shop, > it would help. I wouldn't say we are overstaffed, but we do consciously > install software maintenance just two times per year(not including the > occasional PTF to fix a problem), that I don't see that much benefit to > using this. If I spend more than a couple hours a couple times a year > downloading/applying maintenance I would call it excessive. To me, it > seems like a lot of effort went into designing/building something that has > limited efficiency savings. I guess the goal is to get to the point of > double clicking on setup.exe just like in windows.....sigh… > > > > Dave: > In the 1995 time frame I went to a class on SERVPAC. At the time the > instructor either stated or it was in the materials (I don’t remember now) > the stated goal of the servpac was to eliminate the need for system > programmers. The claim was made that the servpac could be done by anyone. > > I called the instructor out on this and he said he didn’t write the > material. > > I suspect the z/OSMF is another attempt. > > Ed > > Sure. No system programmers, no system programmer salaries to pay. What you're left with is "guy off the street following scripts" support when something goes wrong, and the only recourse is to call the vendor for premium support service. Corporations win with less money going to the employee; vendors win by providing more premium support services. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
