Re: Help me Justify iSeries

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why hasn't anyone mentioned security?  Larry mentioned (in another 
topic) about being able to crack Windows passwords.  Wanna try that on 
an iSeries?  Most of us don't have it set up thoroughly or correctly, 
but it's there.  Not in MS.

The only time our i5's have been down is the IPL after PTF install. 

And IBM makes mistakes (aka PTF's), but they're responsive.  How long 
does it take MS to plug publicly known security breaches? 

Security is built into the iSeries first.  Everything else is built on 
top of that.  At MS it's an afterthought - and requires a memo from the 
COB to even recognize it as an issue.

Jerry C. Adams



pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Not to mention the "secret" about which platform M$ runs their distribution
> business on. 23 of those platforms, wasn't it?  :-))
> --
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> Paul Nelson
> Arbor Solutions, Inc.
> 708-670-6978  Cell
> pnelson@xxxxxxxxxx
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> To: ron_adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: 05/26/2005 10:02PM
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> Subject: Re: Help me Justify iSeries
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>  
>
> > How can I convince [my boss]
> > that this is where our business needs to be?
> >    
>
> Answer the following questions:
>
> How many people does it take to administer the iSeries vs whatever
> Wintel machines you have?
>
> The iSeries hasn't been hit with any viruses (yet)...
>
> The iSeries right out of the box can talk to almost any other machine
> on the planet. At no additional charge in most cases!
>
> How 'bout downtime? I hate to admit it, but Wintel servers are just
> about as stable as the iSeries at our place.
>
> How 'bout restoring backup tapes to the backup machine? On the
> iSeries, you just have to have enough DASD to hold the data; it
> doesn't care about a particular configuration. You can save a
> library, and restore an object from that library. Can the Wintel
> side say the same?
>
> How much will you have to pay for an Oracle or SQLServer license to
> supply the number of seats you'll need?
>
> --Paul E Musselman
> PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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