Hello Alan, But the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." was caused by IBM not supporting a product that is supported by the other IBM Operating systems.
IBM is basically breaking a working system. (IMHO) And I am working on away to get off the VM/VSAM part, and it looks like it will be a NON-IBM solution. But I am still looking. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: z/VM usability > > On Wednesday, 05/02/2007 at 06:58 AST, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >Ultimately, I'm trying to answer the question: if you have > > > >CMS-oriented users today, where are they going to go? > > > I think that's an old question these days. Around here, it's pretty > > > hard to find a CMS-only oriented person. > > > > Probably badly phrased on my part: CMS-oriented applications is probably > > a better description. The stuff works, it's tested, and rewriting it > > probably isn't cost-effective. Where do those applications go? And how? > > "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." If it's dependent on VSAM, then you > have to re-examine the "isn't cost-effective" assumption. The cost of a > VSAM failure is higher than it used to be since you no longer have the > help of the Support Center. > > The same goes for using old compilers. Evaluate the risks and benefits > and proceed from there. It's not an academic thought experiment, it's a > business decision. > > This is all business as usual, isn't it? We're just > accustomed/conditioned to CMS being the same year after year after year. > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott
