There are a lot more hurdles to overcome in a zLinux POC than just technical ones. We as technicians can create a bright, shiny new infrastructure that can stand on its hind legs and dance. But somebody's got to eventually stroke a check for a big number to IBM. For that to happen, you have to have an engaged IBM sales team who can fight the battles of organizational inertia, the business case, budget constraints of mainframes vs. incremental investments in intel platforms, and the CIO who fancies himself a "forward thinker" (i.e. anti-IBM). That's a lot to ask of the current woefully understaffed IBM sales and marketing organization.
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Shane G <ibm-m...@tpg.com.au> wrote: > Seems this is a common refrain in this neck of the woods. > Lots of blue-sky stories, then little or no engagement. > > There are (significant) successes, of which there are a few people > subscribed > here, but there are also a number that are (deliberately) unpublicised. > Very unfortunate. > > zLinux in Aus appears to the watching masses to be the promising child that > just never lived up to expectations. > > Shane ... > (Tony, can you change your "reply to" pls) > > On Wed, Aug 1st, 2012 at 8:48 AM, Tony Saul wrote: > > > I'm probably just jealous and frustrated when I see success stories as I > > have been bashing my head against a brick wall for so long. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
