On 11 Nov 2005 08:02:12 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rob Wunderlich) wrote: >I think the strongest shops are those that embrace both platforms. There >are strengths in both, and applications for both. The decision to host an >application on a particular platform is an "it depends" business decision >that varies from shop to shop.
I agree - there are cost benefit advantages for various tools doing various tasks. >You can be a sysprog for both z/os AND Windows. Much of the "instability" >of the Windows platform is related to the maint practices of it's >administrators, not the platform itself. Those practices are relatively >immature, compared to 40+ years of MVS experience. How many unscheduled >IPLs did you have 30 years ago? You can do a lot to improve the stability >of Windows in your shop by sharing some of the reliability practices used >in the administration of z/os. Why should a business care for the reasons for the strengths or weaknesses of a particular tool? The reasons don't matter, only how effective that tool is right now. And that tool includes the administrators. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
