That's IBM. They've been notorious for a heavy hand say, for the last 40 years. Perhaps that's a tiny downside with the IBM acquisition of U2.
Raining Data ain't no pushover either. I think you have to value the upgrades. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [U2] Pro's/cons of keeping UV maint/support contract current (paid) > I believe it is IBM current policy that if your maintenance lapses, you are > required to repurchase your license to be able to reinstate maintenance > which is required for any upgrades. Obviously somewhat severe but intended > as so. > > I suppose you would need to weigh the savings over expected time to which > point you may need to upgrade the OS against the cost of rebuying your license. > > Keep in mind though that maintenance is like Insurance. It is a yearly fee > to ward off any potential large financial burdens if it comes down to that > you need to upgrade to fix your system. It is a gamble that (if I were a > DBA) I would not want to take. Also, if you do run into a big issue, there > will be a delay before anyone is willing to support you until you have been > officially reinstated your maintenance. > > At 02:26 PM 4/13/2005, Joe Walter wrote: > > >Bottom line is how would no support contract impact them financially if they > >wanted/needed to upgrade UV version? > > > Doug Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Strategy 7 Dallas TX > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
