I have mixed feelings. On one hand it seems like the risk is increased
for the i to not get proper attention. I also don't know if it makes
sense to split groups based on size of systems - seems to me that a
number of customers have both sizes of systems (we do). I also could
really care less about what the System p supposedly has to offer - while
the hardware is similar, the system sizes similar, customer sizes are
similar, the business customers preference and the underlying intent of
each area is dramatically different. Not knocking the p (this time) but
the value proposition to each OS is dramatically different.
The only good thing I can see in this is that Mark Shearer is on top of
all of this - I think he is the only executive at IBM that gets the
System i and its customers. Heaven forbid when there is a change and
it's some poobah from the p series.
I read an email on the subject this morning and as of right now I'm not
enthused by any stretch. It just seems like a step to water down the
business benefits of the System i. Can anyone say eServer?!?
Michael Crump
Manager, Computing Services
Saint-Gobain Containers, Inc.
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From: midrange-l-bounces+mike.crump=saint-gobain.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces+mike.crump=saint-gobain.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 1:07 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Complete re-vamp of IBM. No more System i division.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
http://tinyurl.com/27tlgf
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