Yeah... So John what do you guys do about system fixes, maintenance ? Scott
On Sat, Sep 2, 2017 at 12:18 AM zMan <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > All Monday holidays are the same! > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 10:11 PM, John McKown <[email protected] > > > wrote: > > > Yeah. I really don't pay attention, do I? > > > > On Sep 1, 2017 19:10, "zMan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Or after Labor Day, whichever comes first? :) > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 12:48 PM, John McKown < > > [email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > My manager asked me to post this here. We _MIGHT_ be having a > position > > > > opening up. We are very "bare bones" as far as staffing in concerned. > > My > > > > boss is interested in a "generalist" who can do z/OS work, some CICS, > > and > > > > some program products. We do not have assigned jobs. It's kind of > "can > > > you > > > > do this now?" type. If you've read other posts, you'll know we're > > really > > > > rather stable. I can't guarantee that we will (or won't) stay this > > way. I > > > > would love to upgrade z/OS and CICS, but it's "who knows?" on if or > > when. > > > > > > > > We are on a z9BC, but might upgrade to a z12BC next year. Just > _might_. > > > > We run z/OS 1.12 with no plans that I know of to upgrade. > > > > We run CICS/TS 4.2, again with no plans that I know of to upgrade. > > > > We run MQSeries 6.0 (same disclaimer). > > > > We run CA-1, CA-7, CA-11. We generally stay more up to date on these. > > > > We use COBOL 4.2 (same disclaimer) > > > > We have z/OS UNIX fully operational, but it is not used much except > by > > > > myself. > > > > We have the old Domino based HTTPD server running for a few special > > > things. > > > > We run a number of older products under a "permanent execution" type > > > > license. These include BMC Mainview & something called > "PowerConnect". > > > This > > > > latter is a product which allows "SQL like" queries to selected VSAM > > data > > > > sets out to their own client on Windows. I don't know much about it. > > > > > > > > The boss wants somebody local. That is, this is not for a "remote > only" > > > > type person. We do have some here who work from home on occasion, but > > we > > > > like to be in "cubical communications" distance of each other. > > > > > > > > The company is HealthMarkets. The address is 9151 Highway 26; N. > > Richland > > > > Hills, TX 76180 > > > > > > > > That's about all that I know. Oh, I think I should also say > "Principals > > > > only". > > > > > > > > If interested, call William (Bill) Story at 817-255-3224 (obviously > > after > > > > Memorial Day). > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Caution! The OP is an hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist and this > > email > > > > may > > > > cause stress to those with hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia. > > > > > > > > Maranatha! <>< > > > > John McKown > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO > IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > > -- > zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
