>>You would HAVE to buy an ESM, whether from IBM or CA.
>Or have IBM include a basic awful one (eg, RACF) in the price of VM and be
done with it. Including a basic one that can be replaced with Something
Else would make everybody (IMHO) happy. The internal cost of including
RACF can't be that large.
>From posts I've seen in the past, I don't think IBM can include a free ESM.
>They're not allowed to damage a competitor's business by making something free
>(i.e. no-charge feature) that they currently charge for. If they make RACF
>free, that could put a big dent in CA's ESM business. IBM can compete by
>trying to make RACF better than the CA products, but they can't just make it
>free.
If IBM requires an ESM to run z/VM, customers will be required to pay for it.
Be careful what you wish for.
Dennis
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