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Thanks Dean :-) !!! DAsmussen wrote: > Chuck, > > In a message dated 98-05-07 22:37:50 EDT, you write: > > <<snip>> > > I used to do Applications programming before switching to this) > > and I am "IT" (and I'm NOT saying that as "Mr. Bighead" but rather as "Mr. > Getting > > REALLY burned out, can't get ANYTHING done"...) - am I alone in this ? Are > > others > > dealing with a workload like this alone ? Or are "you" a similiar sized > shop that is > > staffed differently in this arena - "inquiring mind, wants to know :-) > > You're not alone at all, Chuck. My current primary client still has the same > number of people dedicated full-time to AS/400 support as they did when I > started there -- six more _LARGE_ AS/400's and 4 more mission-critical > applications later. The problem? IBM sold the /400's under the old S/36 > model of how many administrators you need for this sort of installation -- > written before the /400 supported the number of users and the amount of DASD > that it does today. I keep asking the "Tech Services" folks just how many > times the company can double the number of AS/400's it has without increasing > their staff. The "breakover" number appears to be ten at this point... > > No Help, But _LOTS_ of Sympathy, > > Dean Asmussen > Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc. > Fuquay-Varina, NC USA > E-Mail: DAsmussen@aol.com > > "Jimi Hendrix was the first rocker on the Internet, his modem was a purple > Hayes." -- Unknown > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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