[Info-vax] VSI has a new CEO

[Dave Froble]

On 8/3/2021 1:41 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-08-03, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>> On 8/3/2021 8:06 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2021-08-02, Dave Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes, VMS was replaced in many shops, but not all shops.  That's what I'm
>>>> saying above.  Some shops just could not, or would not, move off VMS.
>>>>
>>>
>>> What happens if one day VSI goes bust and your auditors/security people
>>> require all production systems to have support contracts ?
>>
>> Then you fire the auditors and security people and get some people who
>> have a touch of common sense.  Don't expect a business to shut down over
>> such things.  Just how many people's jobs would you stop just to satisfy
>> your fetish for security?
>>
>
> The company doesn't shut down in that situation, but the non-compliant
> systems (VMS) get retired as soon as possible, even if the site has
> permanent VMS licences. In other words, the company moves off VMS even
> if it turns out to be a very painful process.

I'm aware of a current attempt to move off VMS and the application 
running on VMS.  "Painful" is one thing.  Just won't work is another 
thing entirely.  The "new system" just isn't working.  Customer #1 is 
still trying.  While not officially confirmed, word is customer #2 has 
decided to stay with the old and working system.  Seems they just signed 
a deal to be the North American distributor for a well known company, 
and they refuse to allow new computer system problems to threaten that deal.

>>> You may also be forced off VMS rather quickly if you only have the new
>>> time-limited licences and didn't make any plans for if VSI went bust.
>>
>> This is a real problem, and one VSI is going to have to address.  Again,
>> don't expect a business, perhaps with hundreds or thousands of people to
>> shut down for such an artificial reason.
>>
>
> Unfortunately, VSI do not seem to show any interest in addressing this.
>
> I wonder how much business it has cost them and how much it's going to
> cost them simply because a customer cannot allow this situation to occur.
>
> A business may love VMS and want to stay with it, but they are not
> going to allow the collapse of a vendor to be the collapse of their
> own business, even if that means moving away from VMS.

On this we agree 100%.


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