Re: Iseries Education and marketing

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxx>]

Booth,

valid point, but, look at the big picture of where the paths the decision 
makers are on.

I only know of two major CEOs that came up the ranks from IT...

My comment goes to conditioning.

Don in DC


At 02:40 PM 1/18/2006 -0600, you wrote:
> On the other hand, Don, One does not need a college degree to run an
> iSeries.  Isn't that a strength of the platform?
>
> Don wrote:
> > They'll have snow in hell before IBM follows Microsoft's lead on putting
> > product and cirriculum in the schools.
> >
> > Also, Presuming it was all in place now, it'd be a full generation of
> > IT'ers before there was a market trend change...that's a long time.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 09:17 AM 1/18/2006 -0800, you wrote:
> >>  Guys,
> >>
> >>   I just had a conversation with my supervisor for about an hour
> >> regarding the future of the
> >> Iseries with our company. One of the sticking points that upper 
> management
> >> is using (to justify
> >> phasing the platform out) is the "greying" of the Iseries workforce. 
> There
> >> has been discussions
> >> about this on this board but, I thought I would just throw this in as 
> just
> >> more fodder.
> >> Amazingly, they all agree on  what a great platform it is. They can't
> >> complain about its cost.
> >> But, I guess any reason is as good as another.   I really think if IBM
> >> wants to insure the
> >> survival of this platform they will consider dropping some freebie 
> systems
> >> off at some colleges
> >> (give aways are great for marketing. Just ask Microsoft). They need to do
> >> more marketing to show
> >> that they are educating a new line of developers (not just in Asia) but,
> >> here where there will be
> >> exposure.  Otherwise, the perceptions of the MBA's of the future will
> >> always be tainted against
> >> the platform.
> >>
> >>  Anyway, just my two cents.
> >>
> >>  Vance
> >>
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