[Info-vax] HPE change lapsed support contracts T&Cs

[Simon Clubley]

On 2016-11-02, Kerry Main <kemain.nospam at gmail.com> wrote:

[I changed the title to what it would have been if I wasn't in
a hurry while posting. :-)]

> This type of vendor locking support policies absolutely drives
> Customers crazy!!
>

Totally agree.

>
> During a big DC migration last year I did last, one of the big
> move group projects was a big SOA Solaris SPARC environment that
> used Oracle DB, Oracle Weblogic. We moved the workloads (not
> physical servers) as is with only small changes. However, the
> Customers next generation environment is already being designed
> and built without Oracle DB or Oracle Solaris or Oracle
> middleware products.  Short term $ gain, long term disaster.
>

Next quarter mentality. :-(

Who cares anymore if you destroy a long term profitable relationship
provided you can book some extra income for the next quarter. :-(

Simon.

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