Has IBM announced end of TR's for 7.2 like they did for 7.1?
I'm not sure if it was officially announced, but I remember it was said on
the last Common Conference. There will be no Database Enhancements anymore
for Release 7.2.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
Birgitta Hauser
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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
Sent: Montag, 5. August 2019 15:03
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Crystal ball: Fall TR
Dusting off my crystal ball and trying to figure out when and what will be
part of the fall Technology Refresh.
Typically announced September or October.
The TR marker PTF (for example MF99206) often comes out a little beforehand.
No, MF99207 is not out yet for 7.3. While the cover letter makes for some
interesting reading as it often mentions support for some newer hardware the
real guts of the technology refresh often waits for the next group ptf for
your favorite application. I tend to focus on DB2 so I gazed into the ball
and saw this link:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%2
0i%20Technology%20Updates/page/Db2%20for%20IBM%20i%202019%20Group%20PTF%20Sc
hedule
This basically says the new DB2 functions of the next TR will be available
on the opening day of firearms deer season in Michigan. Having a daughter
born on that day (and thus wanting to kill Chuck E Cheese on it's
anniversary for tying up the day) it's a wonderful way to celebrate.
The other thing I noticed while gazing into the ball is that the DB2 group
day matches for 7.4 and 7.3 for the fall TR. However 7.2 does not. Fading
off into the sunset already? Normally we see two TR's a year and 7.2 hasn't
had one since 2018-09. I turned my gaze in another direction and noticed
"Technology Refreshes will often be made available to support significant
new hardware. In the past, major releases of new hardware have occurred
twice a year, although this is no guarantee of future schedules." Does this
not bode well for 7.2 supporting new hardware? Has IBM announced end of
TR's for 7.2 like they did for 7.1?
7.4 and 7.2 both have a DB2 group ptf out this month. Way too early for the
TR so probably just fixes. Then again, you can't hardly slow down Scott
Forstie and the rest of the DB2 team from coming out with new or updated
services and they may release something before the TR. Who knows? But I
can't imagine the 7.3 crowd being happy having to wait 3 months additional,
so probably not.
Rob Berendt
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