Re: Current PTF groups and SPECTRE/MELTDOWN

[Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Both actually.

Jim Oberholtzer
CEO/Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 8:02 AM, Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> < So far 15 partitions and not a single hitch.  Fingers crossed.
>
> Are you referring to V7R3 upgrades or applying the SPECTRE/MELTDOWN fixes.
>
> Paul
>
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> Jim Oberholtzer
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> 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
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> Agile Technology Architects
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