Re: Where can I find a list of current IBM i companies?

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike

For starters, you might look at IBM's site for success stories - 
whatever they call it these days.

As for one, I think Costco. I saw their screens at their service desk once.

You might also tell them about Watson - IBM i runs on the same processor 
- maybe the most advanced in the industry - ask why they would not want 
you working on that.

You might also check out http://www.systemideveloper.com/iadvocate.html 
for more things to bring to the fray.

Vern

On 10/16/2013 11:48 PM, Richard Schoen wrote:
> Mike,
>
> >From my understanding you're already in a hybrid environment of i, .Net and other things, no ?
>
> Just curious. Is your upper management young and possibly inexperienced ?
>
> Usually that's what starts these balls rolling. They make a new platform decision, get the ball rolling a bail out to move on their next gig.
>
> I believe FedEx uses I to run their business. Not sure about others.
>
> Regards,
> Richard Schoen
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> message: 5
> date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 23:11:58 -0500
> from: Mike Wills <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Where can I find a list of current IBM i companies?
>
> Yes, another one of these threads... *sigh*
>
> Upper management is saying "The AS/400 has served us well, but it is time to move on". "It is dying." You have all seen this before. All of IT is fighting this saying that it is more modern than you think, just that the old green-screen is showing it's age. And budget and time prevents us from "moderizing" more applications. We are trying to determine what is truly the problem. Is it the applications? Is it the interface? Can we not do something?
>
> You don't need to preach to the choir here on benefits. We are putting together just how integrated our entire enterprise is to all of the custom applications we have written over the years on the system. I thought I could add in one other factor into our arguments. What companies are using the IBM i and what for? I know we can rattle off smaller banks and many small to medium-sized companies. But I am looking for "wow they use that?"
> Something Upper Management may have heard of. If you can share (on or off list), I will pass along to my boss to pass to Upper Management.
>
> And yes, I know the the AS/400 is really dead... it now called... um....
> um.... screw it! It's the IBM Server!
>
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