Careful, WebSphere is a loose marketing term for a collection of software that IBM has built and acquired over the years. To say that this partnership has much to do with Microsoft's ability to compete in this area is reading much more into this than there really is. It's about WS.* interop and JBoss integration with the Windows platform. period.
"When it was under attack by the Justice Department there was consideration within the company that it would be broken up by the government."
*newsflash* IT ISN'T OVER YET!
Check it: www.thetc.org
Ding ding ding! we have a winner
Ding ding ding! we have a winner
modi123 has probably been no where near a S/390. It's not just another programming language, it's an arcane paradigm. If you don't believe me, take a look at some moderately complex JCL and see if you can make any sense out of it. It's not something that you can read a few books on and be productive or get a bit of OTJT. Many people here don't seem to grasp this.
How many of the current mainframe gurus were taught mainframes as part of a curricula?
I suspect it depends upon which circle one runs in. The crowd that I was associated with (very large retail) was almost 100% trained on 'frames as a vocation.
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Which DB2? All three?
Careful, WebSphere is a loose marketing term for a collection of software that IBM has built and acquired over the years. To say that this partnership has much to do with Microsoft's ability to compete in this area is reading much more into this than there really is. It's about WS.* interop and JBoss integration with the Windows platform. period.
Try 8KB ...and it was UP HILL, BOTH WAYS!
"When it was under attack by the Justice Department there was consideration within the company that it would be broken up by the government." *newsflash* IT ISN'T OVER YET! Check it: www.thetc.org
Sun. Is. Fux0red. Where's the value add?
check it: http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/C ategoryDisplay?storeId=1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1& categoryId=2589206&dualCurrId=73
$6k for the box but I'd hate to think what the software would cost...
Ding ding ding! we have a winner Ding ding ding! we have a winner modi123 has probably been no where near a S/390. It's not just another programming language, it's an arcane paradigm. If you don't believe me, take a look at some moderately complex JCL and see if you can make any sense out of it. It's not something that you can read a few books on and be productive or get a bit of OTJT. Many people here don't seem to grasp this.
How many of the current mainframe gurus were taught mainframes as part of a curricula? I suspect it depends upon which circle one runs in. The crowd that I was associated with (very large retail) was almost 100% trained on 'frames as a vocation.
...and the follow-on product would be called, spewwood? blowwood? Kinda hard to follow this progression much further...