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Dennis,
I'm sorry to hear about another company leaving the i. However, I am
aware of companies that have left the Intel world for core applications
and migrated to the I or Power platform. Dr. Soltis told a great story
about Google UK ditching hundreds of Intel servers for 1 i. Steve Will
also mentioned many companies in his presentation last week at DVCUG
that have migrated 'to' the Power platform from the Intel world.
Not sure how many are doing this, don't want to sound like I have rose
colored glasses or anything, but there are several ways to look at
this.
The footprint may be diminishing if you look only at pieces of
hardware. But that does not necessarily mean the presence is any less
intense. My old company had over 1,800 little AS/400 systems all over
the country, and they now only have 2 or 3 large ones. Does that mean
our OS lost all of that. Of course not, but consolidation skews the
numbers. They are no less dedicated to the platform than 10 years ago.
My current company will be consolidating over 50 iSeries systems into
4 Power systems. No less dedicated to the platform though, but the
numbers go down.
Thanks, Larry
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Lovelady
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 6:48 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Power: Was: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?
My, such language.
My current job is to eliminate three more System i units from the face
of
the earth, and one more significant company irrevocably off of the i
platform. And guess who's driving the bulk of the migration? Hint, it
isn't my old partner-in-crime, Accenture, who have a whole set of
methodologies for that effort.) No, it is our good friend IBM, whose
concern for the platform would seem dubious at best. One could argue
the
same of me in this situation, I suppose. (Gasp! A traitor in the
midst!) So
be it; doesn't make the point any less valid.
Of course, IBM won't announce numbers, but from my observations, the i
(referring to the OS and family here) footprint is fading, and has been
for
many, many years. (How many here have been involved in the migration
*to*
the i platform? Personally, I've never heard of even one....) And
that's a
shame; I hope my observation is incorrect.
Dennis Lovelady
http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
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BULLSHIT.revenue
Pure bullshit.
Power is the hardware. I wish I could share with everyone how much
that IBM I contributes to Power. Suffice it to say, IBM i is addingmoney
not
just to Power, but to the entire IBM corporation. IBM I has beenextremely
profitable, and the revenue generated from IBM I is noticed withinthe
entire
Power organization, if not the entire IBM organization. For those ofus
who
run IBM I, there are future plans going out many many years (sorry, Ican't
get into details), do not believe the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, andDoubt)
that
AIX is the only operating system that IBM cares about (or that thePower
people care about). Is AIX important to IBM, you bet it is. Is IBM IEarning
important to IBM, you bet it is. If IBM I wasn't in the picture, the
per Share of IBM stock would be affected.IBM
It annoys me to no end when people try to spread the FUD around, that
only
cares about AIX. Yes, IBM has screwed up the marketing of the namingof
IBM I
(the old OS/400), but you can cry about it just like you can cryabout the
new
layout of Facebook.leave the
For those people who have nothing good to say about IBM I, I say
platform and see if you can find something 1/2 as good. For thoseremaining,
this is your community. This is your livelihood. Make constructivecriticism.
Don't argue about what could have been, should have been, and names.If
you
want something there are avenues to get enhancements, new features,etc.
I
know the COMMON CAAC & the Large User Group have put forth quite alot of
requirements for i5/OS at the time, and something like over 65% havemade
it
into IBM i. This is due to the fact that Steve Will and his team arejob
listening and working with our community. They have done a great
determining which features and functions provide the most value, andputting
those into the various releases. Do we get everything, no, but wesure
got
some great stuff in these last few releases.were
If I have hurt anyone's feelings, that wasn't the intension. Don, you
the
straw that broke the camel's back. If all we concentrate on is thenegative,
then when people outside of IBM I Google on these discussions, theyare
going
to feel and believe that the machine is not moving forward, when thatisn't
the case. Promote the platform that you work on, tell others howgood the
machine is, don't just tell each other on this list, go out and tellpeople
about Watson, and that is the same platform that you run yourbusiness on.
Is
it the same OS, NO, but it is the exact same Power platform.[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Pete
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Pete Massiello
iTech Solutions
www.itechsol.com
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
On Behalf Of Doninclude:
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 2:22 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?
Dennis,
The things that you're as WELL AWARE of as many of the rest of us
these
1. This o/s is known (thanks to IBM ineptness) by many names, and
names
are ACCEPTED BY INDUSTRY when talking about the broad category ofsystems
that
run OS/400, uh, I mean i/os, un, I mean..... All of us (with one or2
exceptions) generally seem to understand what the others are talkingabout.
they're
2. Also as I believe you're well aware of, when IBM says "POWER"
specifically referring and wanting you to be running AIX. To IBM,os/400(or
whatever) is and has been just another add on legacy (THEIR TERMS)o/s.
operating
Keep in mind that AIX, is just another mutation of UNIX - BOTH
environments which have been around for as long or longer than CPF orOS/400
- yet for some reason IBM hasn't decided to morph their names alongwith
the
seasons... Ever wonder why?sure
OK, back to our naps...I'm sure trevor will have some retort but I'm
my
spam filter is still working... :)mailing
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