> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 10:03 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Any tools for managing z/OS system software products > inventory? > > >In either case there are DOCUMENTS. The documents are not retired, fired, > died. > > But, they are lost, incomplete, or misunderstood. > > >We're not talikng about group of PFCSK and bunch of PCs for gaming, we're > talking about professional team. > >Mainframe specialists! > > Who, unfortunately, are only human. > Sh*t happens!
I have to agree with Ted on this whole issue; all extremely good points that he makes. It is a hopeful assumption that there are complete groups of "mainframe specialists" in every group within Tech Services (or whatever it's called at your shop... data center system and program product support is what we're basically talking about, right?). These days, I would guess (as I don't know for sure, unfortunately) that staffing is at a close to all-time low in many shops. Just keeping up with day-to-day requirements probably has people completely tied up. I can see that there is most likely a real need for a product like this in today's world. And... one that will not only tell you what products are there, but if they are being used, by who/what, and how often. And... what about products that may not be executing, but are still there in a proclib somewhere... the maintenance still being paid, etc.?? As Ted said, it takes a view from multiple angles to see the entire field in this case. <snip> Scott T. Harder Mainframe Services, Inc. Naples, FL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
