On the z/OS side, yes. Not on the z/VM side. Perfkit is the z/VM tool and it feeds Omegamon XE which is already collecting from all our distributed boxes.
-----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Curry Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 3:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VTAM R.I.P. Does it include the cost of Omegamon on zOS? Melissa Curry Sales Representative Velocity Software, Inc. 196-D Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041-1202 Office: (650) 964-8867 Cell: (415) 994-4579 fax: (650) 964-9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.velocitysoftware.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Said, Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 2:45 PM Subject: Re: VTAM R.I.P. Our management came up with: Per MIP Cost Analysis Environment Onetime Ongoing z/OS $7,300 $1,980 z/Linux $447 $61 Of course, this does not include the cost of any Velocity Software products on z/VM :) -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barton Robinson Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: VTAM R.I.P. Gee, next it will be the high cost of z/OS that you will be looking at. How much do you save if you move an application from z/OS to z/Linux? Colin Allinson wrote: > Rob van der Heij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote :- > > >>Z NET,QUICK > > > Couldn't be 'QUICK' enough for us. We managed to eliminate it from VM by > the middle of last year. We went back to using basic mode CTC connections > to z/OS until they got themselves up to 1.7 with the ability to use > TCPNJE. > > The interesting thing was that it was the huge cost of VTAM that was the > main motivation for us. Given that the product was functionally stabilised > and needed virtually zero support for a number of years we were struggling > to see why. > > Once we looked at VTAM, and eliminated it, this led us to look at a number > of other relatively high cost products that we have ways to eliminate, > replace or reduce. I am not saying that we would not have looked at these > anyway but the high cost of VTAM was the catalyst to start looking. > > > Colin Allinson > > Amadeus Data Processing GmbH > > This email is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient please disregard, and do not use the information for any purpose. This email is intended for the recipient only. If you are not the intended recipient please disregard, and do not use the information for any purpose.
