How does anything in that story apply uniquely to zSeries? Outsourcing to India (and elsewhere) is, if anything, more prevalent off zSeries than on. UNIX? The overall UNIX market is in decline, and UNIX outsources as well as anything.
"Tyler" ought to make sure that he knows WebSphere, Linux, Java, workflow (WebSphere Business Integration Server Foundation and WBI Modeler, as examples), and ESB concepts (MQ, Message Broker, Web Services Gateway, etc.) among other things. He should help his employer make those technologies available on zSeries to his constituents -- and that those facilities are approachable and accessible by all who need to solve business problems. Note that implies at least some knowledge of solving business problems. If Tyler can't understand how his IT skills support business objectives, he does have a problem. Somehow businesses got rid of those punched cards and teletypes a few years ago and replaced them with those newfangled 3270 terminals. IBM mainframes have had Web servers and Web interfaces since 1991. The first Web server outside Europe was installed on a mainframe, at Stanford. So how about if Tyler stops worrying about the few fossils acting like fossils -- which exist in any organization. Tyler should have plenty of work to do getting Web interfaces deployed. There's this newfangled software called HATS, and it runs under WebSphere.... Repeating myself here, but he (or she?) has skills on a (the?) growth platform in a world crying out for solutions that don't break and which protect personal information. So I'd advise Tyler to learn a foreign language -- that's sage advice no matter what the career path -- and enjoy the ride. - - - - - Timothy F. Sipples Consulting Software Architect, Enterprise Transformation IBM Americas zSeries Software NEW Phone: +1 312 529 1612 (effective 1 September 2005) E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (PGP key available.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
