Re: Too Much DASD

Paul,

In a message dated 97-05-13 03:00:26 EDT, you write:

> We -do- try to keep the user outfiles under control.  However, when they
>  forget to join all of the files together by hand...    *sigh*
>  
>  It seems users come to expect being able to view 20 years of old invoices
>  on-line...   (I exagerate)  Our on-line history tends to grow by leaps and
>  bounds; seems every new application needs massive chunks of data to
support 
> it. 

Sounds like you need to do what I did at a shop that I was in charge of (more
than I'd care to mention) years ago.  After obtaining management approval, I
sent a memo to QEVERYBODY stating that the system was NOT a filing cabinet
and that these old spool files needed to be eliminated.  I further stated
that if they needed training on how to delete spooled files, my department
would be happy to provide it.  I also said that, if the files REALLY needed
to be saved, we would be glad to charge their department for moving these
spooled files to microfiche (there WERE no CD solutions, let alone CD's, at
the time) or for the additional DASD requirement for keeping them on-line.
 Once the offending Management was informed of the DASD cost, our utilization
dropped almost 20%!

Regards,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

"One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be
done." -- Marie Curie
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