[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Robert A. Brooks]

On 2/12/2018 5:18 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2018-02-10 04:18:23 +0000, DaveFroble said:
> 
>> Consider a mfg company, which is what Jan Erik has.  IT is a
>> necessary expense.   Not directly something that produces income.
>> 
>> The purpose of a mfg company is to produce goods, which are sold,
>> thus creating profits.
>> 
>> Now, if, and that is a valid question, the IT system is meeting the
>> company's requirements, why would the company waste money to
>> replace their IT system?  As requirements change, the system(s) can
>> be modified to reflect changing requirements.  But rarely, if ever,
>> will things change so much that the current IT system is so far
>> away from requirements.  It just doesn't happen.
>> 
>> So, replacement of the entire system just isn't going to happen.
> 
> When next the manufacturing line gets rebuilt, the folks will be
> looking for upgrades and replacements.  They may decide to upgrade
> and to re-use their existing software, but they also routinely look
> around to see what other process control offerings and platforms are
> available.  More than a few of these folks use an outside vendor
> here, too.   It's this outside vendor and this replacement cycle that
> VSI and other vendors and particularly the app partners need to be
> ready for and competitive for, too.
 
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                      -- Rob