RE: An article illustrating the iSeries image problem

Jim,

What would be good is if the same journalist went back to the same site
in 1-2 years to see how HSA got on. That would make interesting reading!

Cheers
Colin.W



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Damato
Sent: 24 June 2005 17:01
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: An article illustrating the iSeries image problem


I think a lot of the idiocy is on the part of the Silicon.com site and
the reporter.  It's likely that HSA's change of strategy and platform
was a more involved decision.  It's pointless to try to dumb down such a
decision to a single sentence, and yet these "industry analysts" do it
all the time.  When he says "especially with the internet becoming more
important" it's not real clear whether he's paraphrasing someone at HSA
or clarifying HSA's statement with his own vast knowledge of technology.

I'm almost amused at the stupidity of such statements as "...each of its
developers is going through 54 days of technical training to get from AS
400 to Java and Oracle".  So, the developers are switching from a
computer to a programming language and a database?

Any time I read from a trade publication or one of these online
technology resources I have to wonder about the experience and expertise
of the so-called technology editorialist.  For every well-read, seasoned
IT professional publishing as a sideline there's got a be a couple dozen
gee-whiz journalism majors reporting phonetically on technology or based
on anecdotes and editors' directions rather than actual education and
experience.  Silicon.com is part of CNET networks -- home of John C.
Dvorak. How many times has that guy reported miles outside his scope of
understanding?

and yet folks read this crap and take it at face value...

James P. Damato
Manager - Systems Administration
Dollar General Corporation
<mailto:jdamato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>




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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saunders, Martin P
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 4:12 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: An article illustrating the iSeries image problem


Here is an article which will probably make most of you shout at your
screen in exasperation and get strange looks from your co-workers:

http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39131380,00.htm


Martin