RE: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?

My users group had the pleasure of having Steve Will speak at our last month's meeting and Steve called the system by the following names:

System i
iSeries
AS/400
Silverlake (my favorite all along)


What Steve did, however, because he can recall all of this, is call the systems as he referred to the systems functionality at specific periods of time. So when he referred to the midrange system from about 12 years ago, he referred to iSeries. Amazing how he can keep track of it all in his mind.
He was an exceptional speaker by the way, and if anyone wants to see what the Power system is doing now and in the future, I strongly suggest you get your local user group to try and get Steve to speak to them.

Larry Ketzes - VP of DVCUG (Delaware Valley Computer Users Group) www.dvcug.org




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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurt Anderson
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:31 PM
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Subject: RE: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?

Getting off topic with the naming thing...

But when we upgraded to a Power 7, I made sure everyone knew the new box was a Power box (running IBM i). I was worried they'd say, "Whatever, it's an iSeries." Instead they said, "Power is right!" and "I'll call it whatever you want me to call it, just don't take it away. It's fast!"

Leveraging the performance impact of a hardware upgrade seems like the perfect time to get the non-tech people at your company on board with the naming change, at least from my backyard experience.


When a school teaches RPG and CL, who knows what box they're using. I mean, across the world, I'm betting there are shops teaching on an iSeries, maybe an AS/400, and quite possibly a Power system (or maybe on another box name - I'm not positive I have the naming straight). So - how do you refer to these boxes en masse? I guess Midrange would be the word?

-Kurt

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Trevor Perry
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 9:55 AM
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DRsquare,

You are like the grumpy old grandfather who doesn't get out much. He sees the world in his own neighborhood, and has to tell the kids that is how the entire world really is. And a smiley face does not make it right.
Maybe to him that is the whole world, but outside in the real world, the use of the new IBM branding is a little more common than your backyard.
Mainly because there are people out here who are up to date, and not living in some fabulous past. I.T. is a little faster moving than AS/400 pundits wished, but it has moved far beyond that glorious platform.

The point is not the name, but the concept. Windows can still run DOS, but you don't call it DOS. AS/400 could run S/34, S/36 but you never called it by those names. IBM i on Power is what you buy from IBM, and while it can run OS/400 applications, it just is not an AS/400. Besides, you cannot run Watson on an AS/400, and what a powerful marketing tool that is for our platform - and yes, IBM does market this platform. Maybe they stopped marketing the AS/400 when they stopped selling the AS/400.

For your benefit, IBM built a new platform called Power Systems. They sell the best business hardware platform on the planet - Power Systems. It runs IBM i. Calling it by another name - an old name or your own particular made-up brand, is simply incorrect and pandering to the naysayers and competitors who call you old and out of date.

Certainly, there are people running on AS/400 servers with OS/400. There are iSeries customers running OS/400 and IBM i. There are System i customers running i5/OS and IBM i. And yes, they often struggle with the "name". However, the next box they will upgrade to will be a Power Systems server, running IBM i. If you tell them they have to keep using the same "400", they may be happy for a short time to avoid having to face change, but in the fast paced world of I.T. you would be best served to offer them something modern.

Coming to you from the real world.
Trevor




On 9/27/11 9:56 AM, "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

CLEARLY someone it out of touch with what's REALLY going on in industry
and what the REAL WORLD is calling this box... Thanks to IBM's TOTALLY
INEPT attempts at marketing, this box is known IN INDUSTRY by several
names. If someone has a problem with that, I suggest they get back on
their meds...or complain at IBM for their TOTALLY INEPT marketing
practices and product naming conventions.

:)



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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rob@xxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 11:08 AM
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Sorry, I was going by the subject line. I thought that was created by
the
OP:
Re: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?


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From: Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 09/26/2011 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?
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Rob,

The OP did not ask. The message to which I replied offered it.

Trevor

On 9/26/11 10:32 AM, "rob@xxxxxxxxx" <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

People, read the small print on Trevor's response:
IBM does not provide AS/400 training any more..

The OP didn't even ask for AS/400. They asked for IBMi/iSeries. For
this, IBM does offer training. See some of my earlier emails.

Rob Berendt
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From: Trevor Perry <trevor@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 09/23/2011 06:21 PM
Subject: Re: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?
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IBM does not provide AS/400 training any more..

The IBM Academic Initiative has curriculum for colleges that is IBM i
and Power Systems Related. See here for details:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/academicinitiative/

And, the list is much much longer than "hardly any":
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/university/ibmi/schools.html



On 9/23/11 5:17 PM, "Don" <dr2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Bob

Hardly any colleges or trade schools teaching AS/400 in any form...

DR2

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob P. Roche
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 3:15 PM
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Subject: RE: Classes for IBMi/iSeries?

There are also some colleges still teaching. I think the one I went
to

in

northern Illinois cancelled their courses, But I know Gateway tech in
south eastern Wisconsin still teaches courses.

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