The "gunslingers" who have the business knowledge really are more expensive
(or they're retired or they've been outsourced).
Show me a web programmer who can discuss the calculations necessary for an
MRP run. I have yet to see one who could produce a balance sheet.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 512-392-2577
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Are the programmers really much more expensive than dba's or web
programmers??
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Subject: Re: iSeries revenue plummets
10 Reasons to switch from the System*i* to another platform as seen by the
Non-System*i *Management World
(thanks to Paul N for inspiring this..(ok I flat out copied some of it)
1. It would use a mouse to drive it.
2. It would have pretty colors, graphics and icons.
3. It would be "modern", it would support <insert latest buzz words
here>
4. Hardwares cheap, so when more processing power is needed just buy
another server.
5. *R*eturn *O*n *I*nvestment, *T*otal *C*ost of *O*wnership, *M*ean
*T*ime *B*etween *F*ailure, reliability and stability are not that
important.
6. A new package would do everything needed, so there wouldn't be a
need expensive programmers.
7. There would be lots of experts on staff (1 for security, 1 or
more for Data Base Administration and Tuning, 1 each for converting to
Microsoft's latest and greatest Operating System, version of whatever
language/framework is used, SQL Server version, security system/methodology,
applying patches/service packs/hot fixes and probably a few more) so there
is the advantage of not relying on just one persons knowledge
8. Users would be able to easily extract and "manipulate" the data
to get what they need want.
9. Web browser based and be accessed from anywhere.
10. Interfaces to other packages and systems would be just a point and
click process if they were needed at all (see item 6).
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