Just tell him that with AS400 one doesn't need a CIO either and that will be the end of that. AS400 is a closed system, perfect for running canned apps, maintained by somebody and is, in essence, equivalent of outsourcing. For that, you don't need to have an IT, just a person to manage the contract. If the business need to adjust the applications frequently and to create it's own solution, AS400 would be just a little bit awkward, not to mention the fact that programmers knowing AS400 are very hard to come across and usually demand a premium salary.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Hostetter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 9:54 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: No DBAs needed on AS400 > > > We are going through a merger, and management is looking to > eliminate positions. Here is a brief summary of my > discussion with the new director of IT: > > Director: "Back when I we were using an AS400, we didn't need a DBA." > Me: "Then you probably were just using files." > Director: "No, it was a database." > Me: "Could you issue SQL commands?" > Director: "Yes. But we didn't need a DBA. I guess it was > just one of those mysteries of life." > > > My thoughts are that he is using the term "database" in the > generic sense of the word (our "files" are our database), or > he was using some proprietary database that doesn't even > begin to compare to Oracle. > > For those of you who know AS400s, I would appreciate some > insight that would demonstrate why he needs to keep me as a DBA. > > Thanks, > Jay > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Jay Hostetter > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Gogala, Mladen INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
