Timothy,
thank you for your detailed answer.
As a former IBMer I still love mainframes. I started working on a
370/158 some years ago..
Having been in marketing for quite some time (e.g. S/390) I know how
difficult it is to do global marketing.
I think everyone here in this group wants the IBM mainframe be / stay
successful.
People here in this group are asking valid questions, I think.
However look at it from the outside:
- some of the references you mentioned talk about Linux on z, which is
fine - but NOT about LinuxONE
(why not have a linuxone page where you can find all relevant
information - including references?
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/linuxone/ could be a good starting point)
- for the LinuxONE community page: when you try to register (i.e. fill
in the form completely) you may get told that the program is not
available in your country:
https://linuxone20.cloud.marist.edu/cloud/#/register
- when an IBMer tells a prospective business partner that ALL z
certifications are necessary to become LinuxONE partner
- when you have sales leads for LinuxONE, but no one is interested,
because people are measured on Watson and Bluemix
There seems to be some room for improvement...
Mike
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