Good point. An observation of mine is that the costs of setting up and running a charge back infrastructure are not trivial. Indeed, some might argue that they may not be cost effective.
More, pragmatic costs per unit of work on most MF's are so small as to be difficult to accurately capture. That said, it might be a very worthy undertaking to give management a better understanding as to the cost effectiveness of a given platform. But, as Jim and Timothy point out, it should not be limited to MF simply because the MF is easy to measure. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Sipples Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 12:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Mainframe Charge Back Software Jim Marshall brings up a good point. If you were going to implement chargebacks -- insert long discussion here about the perils of bad chargeback regimes -- why would you only charge for mainframes? Aren't there at least clients (PCs, Macs, handhelds, etc.) and networks, for example? Those certainly aren't free. Shouldn't the title of this thread be "Enterprise Charge Back Software" or "Enterprise-Integrated Mainframe Charge Back Software"? - - - - - Timothy Sipples IBM Consulting Enterprise Software Architect Based in Tokyo, Serving IBM Japan / Asia-Pacific E-Mail: timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
