RE: Current PTF groups and SPECTRE/MELTDOWN

I've got a client whose IT managers are terrified of keeping current with
IBM, and are going to be spending $22K per month for extended V7R1 support
while they decide what kind of machines to bring in at V7R2.

There are vaccines for measles, mumps, polio, etc. There is no vaccine for
dumba$$.

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 409-267-4027
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx


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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim
Oberholtzer
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 8:54 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Current PTF groups and SPECTRE/MELTDOWN

There is good news with respect to the Google action on SPECTRE/MELTDOWN.
Since IBM was called out along with Intel in a Wall Street Journal report
I've got customers that would not allow me to apply Groups/Cumulative for
over a year to allow it now. We are going nuts getting it all done but at
least they are allowing it.

The other good news is it allowed me to have the V7R1 is not supported soon
discussion with senior leadership and now we are getting the go ahead to do
some upgrades. IT guys claiming the Senior Execs were stopping them.
Senior Execs saying they know nothing about the end of support. Leads you
to wonder where the roadblock really was, does it not.....

So far 15 partitions and not a single hitch. Fingers crossed.

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Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects