[Info-vax] VSI has a new CEO

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/3/2021 3:01 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
> 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.

Migrations are usually tricky.

- a huge code base
- maybe documentation is lacking/obsolete
- maybe many of the people knowing the system best has left/retired
- the new technology may work better with a change of design than
   with a 1:1 port
- the business wants/needs to add new features to the old system
   during the entire port making the new system a moving target
- the sales guys for the new technology may have oversold its
   capabilities
- the sales guys for the team doing the migration may have
   oversold their skills
etc.etc.

Arne