Not to mention the consolidation within industries. There are far fewer airlines than 20 years ago. Far fewer banks too. Fewer retailers.
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, May 20, 2023, 1:17 PM, Tom Brennan <t...@tombrennansoftware.com> wrote: Used to have multiple mainframes? You might be surprised at the current count. But like any good company, they are always looking for cost savings, depending on the risk of course. On 5/20/2023 9:49 AM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Walmart used to have multiple mainframes. Because the mainframe has evolved, > they need fewer mainframes to perform Walmart’s growing business. Also need > fewer mainframe support personnel. Does that mean the mainframe is not > growing? > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > > > On Saturday, May 20, 2023, 11:17 AM, zMan <zedgarhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Alas, this is patently false. The number of MIPS may be growing, but the > number of boxes, shops, and applications is clearly dropping. When was the > last time a new mainframe customer joined this list? Why are the parking > lot and floor in POK empty all the time? > > I sure wish it wasn't so, but all the real-world evidence says it is, alas. > Asserting otherwise is wishful thinking unsupported by the evidence. > > A better use of energy is looking for ways to keep the platform vibrant. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
