[Info-vax] Accuweather new contract

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <a61e3181-aad4-46d0-90ca-1dc34ae94fec at googlegroups.com>,
	johnwallace4 at yahoo.co.uk writes:
> On Tuesday, 24 March 2015 12:04:06 UTC, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> In article <00AF498C.D7F4B393 at sendspamhere.org>,
>> 	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>> > In article <dc2f7dde-a75d-4cc9-8a50-93169732474c at googlegroups.com>, clairgrant71 at gmail.com writes:
>> >>Accuweather is one of our Field test sites.
>> > 
>> > Well then, that might squelch the M$ conjectures. ;)
>> > 
>> 
>> Not when the only public presence provided by Accuweather themselves
>> says they are "Microsoft Cloud" and has no mention of VMS at all.
>> The commercials I saw were all placed in programs where they are
>> likely to be seen by the people with the buying power and corporate
>> influence in places that VMS should be fighting for as customers.
>> This isn't going to help.
>> 
>> bill
>> 
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>> Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
>> billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
>> University of Scranton   |
>> Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>
> 
> What's not going to help is the belief that any organisation shall
> worship at one (and exactly one) IT altar.
> 
> It is actually possible for an organisation to have more than one piece
> of an IT strategy, and be happy with all of it. One size does not fit all.
> 
> When the provider of the most expensive bit of the organisation's IT says
> "there's (e.g.) 30% off next year if you let us use you as a reference site",
> how many organisations will refuse?
> 
> 30% off many organisation's Microsoft bill is a lot of pennies.
> 
> 30% off many organisation's VMS bill is down in the noise.

And, while all of that is correct, what do you think the influence will
be when the CIO of a major corporation is left with the choice of VMS
or Microsoft Cloud?  Microsoft is already on all their desktops, just
why should he even consider bringing VMS in?  One size does not always
fit all, but the door is seldom open for the odd man out.  He has to
fight harder to get in that door.  

bill

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Bill Gunshannon          |  de-moc-ra-cy (di mok' ra see) n.  Three wolves
billg999 at cs.scranton.edu |  and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.
University of Scranton   |
Scranton, Pennsylvania   |         #include <std.disclaimer.h>