Ted, It's not just the cost. The overall "usability" of the SAS workplace in a GUI is IMO streets ahead of the 3270 CUA equivalent.
If SAS is running with very little user interaction then the platform is probably irrelevant in many cases. The platform that gives the best TCO would be the right choice, and that's where z/OS plays well. However, where there is a lot of interaction and unstructured access, such as Business Intelligence, I feel that the SAS Workplace offered on other platforms is far more productive than the z/OS platform. Windows is not the only platform. There are probably some instances where server licenses on Solaris, HP-UX, or even Windows 2008 would make more sense, and give a better TCO than mega-multiple Windows licenses. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of > Ted MacNEIL > Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 9:14 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Cost of SAS > > > would never want to go back to running SAS on a MF. Some things do run > better on other platforms. > > It depends. > I worked in two shops where 'everybody' used SAS. > In that case, one mainframe licence was cheaper than mega-multiple PC > licences, and the data was all shared. > > If just your performance/capacity analysts, and a few others use it the PC > solution makes sense. > > But, if you get up to a couple 100 or more, as always, the mainframe economy > of scale makes more sense. > > - > Too busy driving to stop for gas! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
