[Info-vax] Disk image viewable in Windows/Linux

Bill Pedersen pedersen at ccsscorp.com
Sun Aug 7 19:12:56 EDT 2011


"Sum1" <not at here.com> wrote in message 
news:4e3f1003$0$29871$c3e8da3$5496439d at news.astraweb.com...
> On 2011-08-07 00:54:33 +0000, MG said:
>
> No, but I am doing my absolute best to keep VMS on the radar for people 
> who are about to move into decision-making positions for technology and 
> who don't know that VMS exists.  And why do I do this?
>
> Simple cost/benefit equation:  If financial/organisational risk is 
> quantified in $, political impact and time lost AND security is important 
> AND the desired environment/backend *can* run on VMS, then it should be 
> evaluated and understood as the additional cost *may* be offset by the 
> reduction in risk to financial/organisational risk.
>
> Also, some of these people work in environments where, from time to time, 
> they come across VMS environments but have no idea of how they work at the 
> OS/filesystem level..but they do with *nix/Windows.

Have you seen the new TCO presentation developed by Eddie Orcutt?

If not send me a note and I can forward it to you.

Bill.





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