On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 8:43 AM, Edward Gould <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ——————————————SNIP------------------------------------------ > ------------- > > Again, to repeat, I think all vendors, including IBM, ought to improve > what > > they can. That's a necessary condition, but it's not sufficient and never > > can be. You MUST have a "Plan B" that does not rely on your ability to > > reach your vendor(s) continuously if you have mission critical needs and > > take them seriously. In the case of Knowledge Center, IBM is equipping > you > > with an excellent "Plan B" option called the IBM Knowledge Center for > z/OS, > > included at no additional charge with your base z/OS license. You may or > > may not have other contingencies, but that's an excellent one and is > > available at no additional charge. > > > —————————————————SNIP————————————————— > > That is why I submit that HC manuals are still needed will always be > needed. > When your system is down its down and having manuals on there MF is > useless. > An ex-coworker was also an HC fan. But mainly so that he could put notes in the books. He would periodically download then print a number of PDF formatted manuals. My manager has a similar opinion of the reliability of the Internet. Basically, all he thinks it is good for are news, comics, and some videos. All of which are not time-critical. His opinion of people who use cloud storage and things like AWS or Azure is basically that they are fools who are betting the existence of the company on another set of companies all working correctly (cloud company & the companies supporting Internet connectivity). That's why a decent data center has an independent source of electricity (UPS & a fueled up generator). Of course, since most generators don't supply power to the entire building, keeping the machines up with no users having connectivity is a bit "iffy". Except that it allows z/OS batch to run. We have a few 3270 type terminals which are on a Visara controller which is Escon connected to the z. > > Ed > -- Windows. A funny name for a operating system that doesn't let you see anything. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
