It's all about the value added to each company to make that move. We
would love to go to 6.1
but we don't have the time right now and honestly we wouldn't really
be gaining a whole lot.
It's funny (and kinda sad) how often comments like that get made. I
used to know of a company that wouldn't even install PTFs until they had
been out for at least a year because they didn't want to be "bleeding
edge." Then invariably it would take two or three tries to get them to
apply properly because they couldn't get all the steps right twice in a
row and any defectives in the package had long since fallen off the
SupportLine radar.
When you talk about "value added" do you consider the value added by
being able to plan and execute a processor upgrade in three months vs.
nine because your O/S is two releases back? Do you consider the added
risk of having to do an unload/reload to a new release because your old
machine doesn't support the new release? How about the extra effort
involved in doing a skip release upgrade? Do you think that you're not
"gaining a whole lot" because the next release doesn't come with a
snazzy new theme on the GUI?
Or are things like "Improved system integrity and performance, Support
for new processor capabilities, Support for regulatory requirements with
encryption of backups and data on disk, New high availability solutions
manager, Improved performance for Java and WebSphere applications and
Expanded virtualization capabilities just words to your company?
It's our job to effectively communicate the advantages of upgrading to
our management. If we don't they will continue to do what they've
always done, your i will continue to work as it always has, and
eventually someone will say something bright like "SQL server on a dual
quad-core processor with 64GB memory will blow away your old AS/400."
Yes, I'm an i bigot, I believe in what I do.
Regards,
Scott Ingvaldson
Senior IBM Support Specialist
Fiserv Midwest
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryce Martin [mailto:BMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 7:55 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Bleeding edge Was: DDL Record Select
Just in case you missed the memo Lukas... is 6.1 not V6R1. 7.1 is in
beta.... V7R1 doesn't exist. Time to update your IBM Terminology
Database
:D
On another note, just because a company is not on 6.1 doesn't mean they
are ignoring their IT infrastructure. Its all about the value added to
each company to make that move. We would love to go to 6.1 but we don't
have the time right now and honestly we wouldn't really be gaining a
whole
lot. We like being current, it is something we are always try to do
when
we are afforded the opportunity. So making blanket statements like that
aren't productive to the argument.
Thanks
Bryce Martin
Programmer/Analyst I
midrange.com
