On 30 Nov 2009 09:59:09 -0800, sc...@aitrus.org (Scott) wrote: >I'm not necessarily arguing for leaving the Mainframe, but cleaning up the >dungheap of COBOL is long overdue and now *is* the time for that.
Periodically, the business model needs to be re-analyzed, and the IS model should be changed to better fit the changed business model. The core of the new system, as the core of the old system, should be the data model. The tools used to support the data model are secondary, whether they are COBOL or JAVA or Mainframes or server farms. Design the business model, match the data to this business model, then shop around for the tool. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
