We use both Connect:Direct (NDM) from Sterling Commerce and Netview/VM from IBM. We used to have some users with roll-your-own VSAM database but don't know if we still do. We are researching further.
Connect:Direct is our strategic data mover product -- the other alternative I know of in VM is FTP which violates our security standards, because you have to hard-code the passwords. I sadly fear that this may the domino that causes the whole string to fall. Removing VSA/VSAM kills Netview and Connect-Direct which kills ... etc. I realize the future of VM is Linux -- but does IBM really want to burn their bridges behind them like this?. We still use VM/CMS -- mostly for applications and web servers -- not for end user computing. Surely we aren't the only such shop? How much revenue will IBM lose if everyone rushes out and gets rid of VM/CMS?
