Re: [WEB400] Beyond RPG CGI

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jon,

that's really close to what I'm hearing from every user group I've spoken
with, WORLD WIDE.

And, it's not just web related issues, even your mundane back office, P&L
software is getting the same platform lack of respect.

Don in DC

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On Thu, 4 Apr 2002, Jon Paris wrote:

>  >> CIOs (and managers) who fail to understand that will fail. period.
>
> In many cases though., sadly the iSeries will be long gone from the shop
> before they fail.  In fact they may not fail in absolute terms - what they
> will fail to do is deliver cost-effective value to their shareholders and
> customers.  I have visited a number of iSeries shops recently where they are
> running NT based server farms to do basic web stuff that the iSeries that
> they already own could do with its eyes shut.  Every problem is met with
> "throw another few servers in" - the boxes are cheap and they don't notice
> how their staff overhead grows.  It is just regarded as normal.  I've seen
> one case where a staff of about 7 manages the server farms etc. and between
> them performs about the same work as another iSeries customer does with one
> person!
>
> The problem is one of perception - not reality.
>
> Jon Paris
> Partner400
>
>
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