Because management will consider meaningless advice to be credible if they have to pay for it.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: How big of a staff do you have on your mainframe? > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden > > On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:59:24 -0400, Bill Washburn > <bwashb...@winwholesale.com> wrote: > > >This might seem like an odd request- > > > >But, as part of the platform analysis we're undertaking, I'd like to gauge > >how our staff size compares with other companies' resource allocation to > >their mainframe. > > > > There are more than a few vendors you can pay to do this analysis for > you and come up with the same meaningless results you can get on > IBM-MAIN. But if the "paid advice" is worth the same as the "free advice", why pay? -jc- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
