Re: IBM i value proposition (was: samba now part of open source package) -- MIDRANGE-L

Rob,

Sure you can stay in the proprietary lane if you wish. True, AIX is not as
administrator friendly ( as we have come to define it, AIX gurus would
argue that point) as IBM i, and it requires a bit more work to find the
patches, but not that much, they are all presented in FixCentral for you to
pick and choose. Besides that if you don't want to run AIX/VIOS, you don't
have to. While I would admit that it's the smart thing to do,
virtualizing storage and ethernet with VIOS, it's not required. IBM i can
virtualize all of that too, you of all people know that.

You are not forced to run SAMBA, or any of the other open source packages
available in ACS. I've got lots of customers that do not have any of that
loaded, and run just fine. .

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Jim Oberholtzer
Chief Technical Architect
Agile Technology Architects

On Wed, Mar 2, 2022 at 11:36 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No you can't stay there, and stay current with the OS, even if you are
running the same applications.
As they move stuff to open source you'll have to learn how to do all the
patching.

Rob Berendt
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Let’s take a step back and consider what IBM is doing, essentially adding
another huge value proposition for the platform.

If you love the apply PTFs and let IBM worry about drivers and
compatibility, and levels, and CVEs, one could go on for some time, then
all you need to do is stay in the traditional IBM i development stream and
you’ll achieve your goals. Added to that a world class support
organization, and even not highly technical folks can run the system.
That’s the major value proposition that’s been in place for years.

With the advent of the open source packages available via ACS package
management, you’ve just opened up a huge new value proposition where you
don’t need to stay in the proprietary lane anymore, added to that IBM is
doing the conversions for you with the quality checks, and support
organization to boot. Free, no, but you pay for it in other environments
too.

I get that we’ve been spoiled, but you can stay there if you wish, or add
the new opportunities that open source provides.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

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