On Mon, 03 Feb 2003 10:39:50 -0500, richard truett wrote: >I've learned through experience that the S/390 platform is held to a much higher >standard than even Sun, HP or AIX UNIX systems. Even though those systems >approach the acquisition costs of a S/390 they are judged as if they were a >'cheap' Windows machine. > >There appears to be a double standard today in the IT industry. And it is a >standard that is never explained when management is pressed for a reason.
It's real simple ... end-users EXPECT that behavior. Hence, when there are outages, they don't complain. Management will tolerate these outages because they aren't getting complaints. The smallest glitch on our OS/390 system will prompt many calls to our CIO. Management will not tolerate such hiccups because they are getting phone calls whenever they happen. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Y. Odo Senior Systems Programmer phone: (808)956-2383 Information Technology Services FAX: (808)956-2412 University of Hawai'i e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ....................................................................... Region Registrar phone: (808)847-1076 American Youth Soccer Organization FAX: (808)847-1076 Honolulu Region 178 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----------------------------------------------------------------------
