[Info-vax] How about RdB for x86 VMS?

[Thomas Wirt]

On 9/4/2014 1:33 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2014-09-04, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot at vaxination.ca> wrote:
>> On 14-09-04 10:09, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
>>
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> long it's going to take to port VMS.)
>
> And yes, 3 years is an eternity which is why there needs to be specific
> information made available which is good enough to convince people,
> here in 2015, to delay any porting efforts.
>
> That's criticial because once they actually start a port (instead of
> just planning one), you have lost them as a future VMS customer.
> Just _saying_ "we will have something shipping in 3 years" isn't good
> enough. You need to convince people with credible and solid evidence
> to back this up and which they can take to their bosses.

You seem to be forgetting that most VMS sites probably still have at 
least one VMS advocate.  Yes we will need to see progress from VSI.  At 
some point we need to see proof that their road map is meaningful, but 
for now the commitment to x86 is enough.  I don't really care about a 
port to x86 for my business anytime soon.  I just got new hardware 2 
years ago and am very happy with the performance.  I doubt I will need 
new VMS servers in the next 6 years.

With that said, the promise of x86 means that 7 years from now there is 
a supported VMS and an improved path.  Possibly even a slightly growing 
installed base.  For others I know they will want those x86 boxes for 
VMS right away, but the promise and eventually proof of the promise is 
enough to allow us to keep our businesses committed to VMS indefinably.

It was the 2020 EOL that concerned businesses, not the limits of the 
hardware.

>
> Simon.
>


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Thomas Wirt
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Kittle's Home Furnishings
Indianapolis, IN