Re: Beyond RPG CGI

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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