Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In fkjpr71k9aqo209gi143h9g9hnuq125...@4ax.com, on 05/23/2012 at 08:54 AM, Clark Morris cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca said: On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut for continuous availability become so pervasive that it is the shorthand way for saying it Shorthand? How

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread zMan
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In fkjpr71k9aqo209gi143h9g9hnuq125...@4ax.com, on 05/23/2012 at 08:54 AM, Clark Morris cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca said: On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut for

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Vernooij, CP - SPLXM
zMan zedgarhoo...@gmail.com wrote in message news:CAFO-8tqWyJKz+G7jJXvgooJ7QinzBAo=rw0+ywebrx8_jbv...@mail.gmail.com ... On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote: In fkjpr71k9aqo209gi143h9g9hnuq125...@4ax.com, on 05/23/2012 at 08:54

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-24 Thread Bill Fairchild
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of zMan Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:31 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net wrote

24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Clark Morris
On 22 May 2012 20:04:42 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: In hj3lr7lassfuf88ovoeg000i1pp935e...@4ax.com, on 05/21/2012 at 03:51 PM, Clark Morris cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca said: I'm the last to see my own errors. Hopefully it was obvious I meant 24/7/365 That's no better. Either

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Bill Ashton
In actuality, isn't 24x7 comprehensive enough? The 24 infers that the availability is round the clock, as opposed to most operating schedules that embrace a single day shift of 8 hours (banker's hours), or a day of 14 or 16 hours. The 7 infers that availability is every day of the week, as

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Mike Liberatore
@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 In actuality, isn't 24x7 comprehensive enough? The 24 infers that the availability is round the clock, as opposed to most operating schedules that embrace a single day shift of 8 hours (banker's hours), or a day of 14

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca (Clark Morris) writes: On a logical basis I agree with you but has the 24/7/365 shortcut for continuous availability become so pervasive that it is the shorthand way for saying it and is it the way that the general public as opposed to us professional nitpickers best

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Bill Fairchild
: bfairch...@rocketsoftware.com * w: www.rocketsoftware.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Anne Lynn Wheeler
chartreuse. Fortunately architects and engineers know how to use mathematically accurate and precise terminology when describing the bridges they design and build, or we would have a lot more cars falling off of collapsing bridges. re: http://www.garlic.com/~lynn/2012g.html#29 24/7/365 appropriateness

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Mike Schwab
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Bill Fairchild bfairch...@rocketsoftware.com wrote: And the general public, many Dilbertian managers, and even some of us professional nitpickers, think that a job running 1 hour instead of 10 is 900% faster, and that 1 is 10 times smaller than 10.  2+2 no

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Wed, 23 May 2012 14:20:03 +, Bill Fairchild wrote: And the general public, many Dilbertian managers, and even some of us professional nitpickers, think that a job running 1 hour instead of 10 is 900% faster, I believe that's correct usage, even as an airplane that flies from New York

Re: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012

2012-05-23 Thread R.S.
: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 6:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: 24/7/365 appropriateness was Re: IBMLink outages in 2012 On 22 May 2012 20:04:42 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: Inhj3lr7lassfuf88ovoeg000i1pp935e...@4ax.com, on 05/21/2012 at 03:51 PM, Clark Morriscfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca