> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman > Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:17 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Tape switching: Autoswitch vs MIM/Allocation >
[snip] > -----------------------<unsnip>-------------------- > The whole situation sounds very much like "Management by Airline > Magazine". Do as you're told, try and soak the very best > performance you > can get, watch for vacancies in the ranks of senior management and > quietly prepare for a CPU upgrade. Your politicians are like most > others; not all, but most. They don't know diddley squat > about capacity > management and they've let things deteriorate to the point where the > only solution is to spend some money, a mortal sin in their eyes. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is a combination of two things, from what I understand. First, many managers now here came from a larger shop when this was "normal", so they think this is the way every shop should run. Second, the managers were of the opinion that this new image was "theirs" and under their control. That is, "production can't mess around with MY system any more!" Reminds me of many years ago with a lady in accounting (at another company). She got actual 80 column card decks for PAC (Pre Authorized Check) processing. I wrote a very quick and dirty ROSCOE application to help her. She didn't want it. Why? She took out the card deck, with a computer print out wrapped around it and said: "This is MINE! I know and have proof of what happened with these accounts!" -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
