> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 4:13 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Going unsupported - time to fold? > > >I don't recall very much, but I do remember Dallas, TX > having some problem when they converted from an "old" system > to a "new" one. IIRC, the new one was slower and some > prisoner records were not properly > transferred, resulting in some local inmates being released > when they shouldn't have been. > > > That's not a technology issue! > It's a competence issue! > > -
True. But I think it was also a "hurry and convert to save money" issue as well. That's what I get from the OP's post as a perceived benefit. The city wants to save money and do it quickly. Doing things quickly often results in things being overlooked. Like what to do with 6 year old tapes with legal requirements to keep for 10 years. And what do to with the obsolete applications which process that data. It also reminds me of some projects that have gone on here in the past. They were developed and tested. They worked well and were well received by the users. But when a full load was placed on them (600 users vs. 10 testers), they crashed and burned. -- 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
