Comments on: Time to build out http://markballew.com/blog/2006/08/14/time-to-build-out/ The writing of Mark Ballew Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: MarkBallew http://markballew.com/blog/2006/08/14/time-to-build-out/#comment-53 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:42:33 +0000 http://markballew.com/blog/2006/08/14/time-to-build-out/#comment-53 I don't know what they run at the other UC sites, but we mainly have IBM's DB2 database software here, and it is running on the mainframe. We've been slowly moving new projects over to DB2 on commodity systems such as Linux, but it is slow going and the mainframe people are really uncomfortable with Linux. It's too bad too, because IBM's service contracts run into the millions here. We do have some outside contractors, and I can only assume that the other UC's hire them in to do migrations to more modern systems. At least at my site, we have a mainframe and database dating back to the early 80's. It prints the paychecks, so no one really wants to mess with it! I don’t know what they run at the other UC sites, but we mainly have IBM’s DB2 database software here, and it is running on the mainframe. We’ve been slowly moving new projects over to DB2 on commodity systems such as Linux, but it is slow going and the mainframe people are really uncomfortable with Linux. It’s too bad too, because IBM’s service contracts run into the millions here.

We do have some outside contractors, and I can only assume that the other UC’s hire them in to do migrations to more modern systems. At least at my site, we have a mainframe and database dating back to the early 80’s. It prints the paychecks, so no one really wants to mess with it!

]]> by: christaandclan http://markballew.com/blog/2006/08/14/time-to-build-out/#comment-52 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:46:40 +0000 http://markballew.com/blog/2006/08/14/time-to-build-out/#comment-52 I've been reading investment magazines and there was a quote in Forbes from a techie that says they are not replacing Oracle databases for the California Universities. But it also sounds some smaller database co. guys are hot on their heels. Do you fallow any of these big database businesses? I'm almost afraid to ask. I’ve been reading investment magazines and there was a quote in Forbes from a techie that says they are not replacing Oracle databases for the California Universities. But it also sounds some smaller database co. guys are hot on their heels. Do you fallow any of these big database businesses? I’m almost afraid to ask.

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