Can I second this. This will also my employers plans to ditch VM as the auditor will not allow us to use unsupported software on mission critical systems
--- "Jones, Ian H" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you Mark. This is directed at IBM - > > Auditors do not care tuppence whether a product is > 'stable'. If a > product is used to support a production workload > they expect it to be > *supported*. An auditor's reaction will vary from an > 'observation' that > an unsupported product is being used, to a > recommendation that use of > the product be discontinued. In a business > environment where auditors' > reports can cause a company to lose a contract, no > one can afford to use > unsupported software. > > > Ian Jones > UKOSG - Infrastructure Specialist > EDS > ITO - UK mainframe Software Services > 4 Roundwood Avenue > Uxbridge, UB11 1BQ > > Phone: +44 (0)20 8754 5636 > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.mainframe.uk.eds.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gillis, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 June 2006 22:24 > Subject: Re: RES: VSE/VSAM for VM > > I received the following reply from Gerhard Zierl > from IBM in April: > > "...The news is that after assessing the situation > the product stays > withdrawn from market. Toady VM/VSAM is used in very > stable environments > by customers who have the product already licensed > and installed for a > long time, IBM hasn't seen new customers to this > product for a long > time. Therefore we do not see any problem associated > with the withdrawal > from market.. z/VM 5.2 customers can use their old > VSAM distribution > tape which they have received with their current > version of z/VM. > > Same is true for end of service. The last APAR was > 2001 (more than 5 > years). Before that there was one (new function) > APAR in 1999 and 2 > defect APARs in 1996. VM/VSAM is a very stable > product. In addion > VM/VSAM is used by customers in mature and stable > environments, no new > applications, no major changes, etc... I would > assume the same applies > to your product. So the risk of encountering a > severe problem is > extremely low. > In case customers decide they have a critical need > to have service > beyond the EOS-date, then there is in general an > option to ask IBM for a > charged service extension agreement." > > Mark. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
