General question… What would you rather be running?
An unsupported version that you have used successfully for 5+ years? or A supported version of the "latest" version? -John On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Longwing, LJ CTR MDA/IC < lj.longwing....@mda.mil> wrote: > Matthew, > Going out of support can have many impacts. Depending on what your > corporate direction is, and the criticality of your system, your company > may have a policy that you MUST be up to date on patches/versions of > software if for no other reason than security. They typically seem to want > someone to escalate an issue to if a problem exists that is causing an > outage. Neither of these would be possible if you stay on your current > version beyond the EOL. > > Outside of that aspect of it, 7.5 was a stable version in general, and > isn't prone to crashing on a regular basis, so if you drop out of support, > then you aren't likely to have a system just dying on you regularily. > > On a separate note though, BMC in the past has required you to basically > 'pay back rent' when you stop support, and then re-start at a later > date...so the general 'savings' don't end up materializing if that is the > thought behind potentially dropping support. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] On Behalf Of Moellmer, Matthew > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 10:01 AM > To: arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > Subject: BMC Support/EOL > > ** > > Hello all, > > > > I don't post a lot here but I do read a lot. Currently we are on version > 7.5 which is scheduled for end of life 2nd qtr. 2013 I think. While trying > to get a project moving and get the system upgraded I have found that we > may not be given/granted all of the tools we need to make the move > successfully. With that being said, has anyone dealt with BMC and falling > out of support completely? This is something I haven't had to deal with in > the past and if it comes down to it I am just wondering if any other > customers have had to deal with this and what to expect. I am already > working with BMC on this, so I am just looking for an outside opinion from > others that may have dealt with this. > > > > Matthew Moellmer > > > > This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may > be privileged. > It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this > e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. > If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, > distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. > Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the > message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer > system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. > > _attend WWRUG12 www.wwrug.com ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"_ > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are" > -- *John Sundberg* Kinetic Data, Inc. "Your Business. Your Process." *Save The Date! *Second Annual KEG (Kinetic Enthusiasts Group) Feb. 25th - March 1st in Denver, CO. For more information click here - KEG<http://www.kineticdata.com/Events/KEG.html> 651-556-0930 I john.sundb...@kineticdata.com www.kineticdata.com I community.kineticdata.com _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org attend wwrug12 www.wwrug12.com ARSList: "Where the Answers Are"
