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  • Subject: RE: NT v AS400
  • From: "Allen, Stuart" <sallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 10:30:04 -0500

Thanks all.  Wish me luck!

Stuart


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> Found it.  It's a research note dated 10/29/98 (RN DF-06-1449).
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> mcrump@ballfoster.com on 05/17/99 08:24:31 AM
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> Subject:  Re: NT v AS400
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> The numbers are from Gartner Group in a document dated 10/98.  It's a one
> page
> deal....I forget what they call their little studies...I'm looking for my
> hardcopy but can't find it....
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> "Al Barsa, Jr." <barsa2@ibm.net> on 05/17/99 06:28:00 AM
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> Subject:  Re: NT v AS400
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> At 05:22 AM 5/17/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >Anyone got any attributable figures for NT unplanned outages vs AS400
> >unplanned outages to hand?
> >I did have some somewhere but filing's not my strong point!
> >(I have to try and convince the global head of IT that NT is not the way
> to
> >go)
> >Stuart
> >
> I attended an IBM presentation which quoted a Gartner survey.  Although I
> do not remember the exact numbers, ere is my recollection.  (Note these
> numbers were read, not shown on foils.)
> 
> Number of customer surveyed:       250
> Uptime requirements                24x7
> AS/400 Unplaned Downtime           5 hours/year
> NT Unplanned Downtime              220 hours/year (approximately 10 days)
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> As I said, these numbers are based on recollection.
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> Al - in Lake Geneva at the soldout Education Connection conference
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