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Post #233,733
by imric
11/12/05 8:58:36 AM
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New No... :-P
One of my hats is change control, for Sarbanes I built an elaborate set of auditing tools that run nightly, all changes being related back to our in-house help/systems request system. We did this to satisfy our SOx auditors; bottom line is that nothing gets installed on the '400 unless it has been requested and logged. IOW, I can't PLAY! (*snicker* Well, it's harder anyway). All this because we only have one '400 (OK, iSeries, my age is showing) and all our data lives there.
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  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #233,734
by broomberg
11/12/05 9:14:02 AM
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New Can't you create an isolated partition?
And use it for R&D?
Post #233,738
by imric
11/12/05 9:38:55 AM
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New I'd like to.
Nd I'm trying to sell him on a larger box just for that purpose right now. The guys we deal with are driving me crazy, though. Why should I have to nag salesmen for pricing and marketing info?

GAHHHHHH!
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Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #233,740
by Another Scott
11/12/05 9:43:27 AM
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New It's not just IT where you have to nag these days... :-(
Post #233,791
by broomberg
11/12/05 4:54:15 PM
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New IBM is HORRIBLE at giving pricing and configuration
It seems they kept on pushing it out to give me a little time as possible to make a decision.
Post #233,798
by ben_tilly
11/12/05 5:35:17 PM
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New They know what will happen as soon as they give you a quote.
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
Post #233,803
by imric
11/12/05 6:01:49 PM
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New Definitely a possibility...
My boss would like to see everything ported to SQL Server and VB.net, though - not that that is going to happen, but this leaves him disinclined to just write checks to IBM anyway - such a tactic is not likely to work :-P
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
]
Imric's Tips for Living
  • Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
  • Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
  • Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.


Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
 
 
Post #233,765
by slugbug
11/12/05 11:38:18 AM
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New can relate..
...difficult to get resources these days. I do have a sandbox which is
idling so I thought I'd give it a go. A geek has to have some fun...
     My old www.aaxnet.com articles are still getting comments - (Andrew Grygus) - (24) - Nov. 7, 2005, 01:10:14 PM EST
         You forgot to ask: What part of it is factually incorrect? - (drewk) - (2) - Nov. 7, 2005, 01:12:27 PM EST
             I doubt facts and correctness are considerations here. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Nov. 7, 2005, 01:16:21 PM EST
                 Why start now -NT - (drewk) - Nov. 7, 2005, 02:46:10 PM EST
         /me chuckles... - (slugbug) - (14) - Nov. 7, 2005, 08:38:54 PM EST
             *smile* Howdy! - (imric) - (13) - Nov. 8, 2005, 08:26:10 AM EST
                 dreaming of... - (slugbug) - (12) - Nov. 11, 2005, 03:44:00 PM EST
                     Yup - (imric) - (9) - Nov. 11, 2005, 04:03:00 PM EST
                         Sounds good... - (slugbug) - (8) - Nov. 11, 2005, 07:56:09 PM EST
                             No... :-P - (imric) - (7) - Nov. 12, 2005, 08:58:36 AM EST
                                 Can't you create an isolated partition? - (broomberg) - (5) - Nov. 12, 2005, 09:14:02 AM EST
                                     I'd like to. - (imric) - (4) - Nov. 12, 2005, 09:38:55 AM EST
                                         It's not just IT where you have to nag these days... :-( -NT - (Another Scott) - Nov. 12, 2005, 09:43:27 AM EST
                                         IBM is HORRIBLE at giving pricing and configuration - (broomberg) - (2) - Nov. 12, 2005, 04:54:15 PM EST
                                             They know what will happen as soon as they give you a quote. -NT - (ben_tilly) - Nov. 12, 2005, 05:35:17 PM EST
                                             Definitely a possibility... - (imric) - Nov. 12, 2005, 06:01:49 PM EST
                                 can relate.. - (slugbug) - Nov. 12, 2005, 11:38:18 AM EST
                     Take it easy from time to time... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Nov. 11, 2005, 04:35:47 PM EST
                         Heh...point taken. -NT - (slugbug) - Nov. 11, 2005, 08:02:37 PM EST
         I've exchanged a couple emails with this guy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (5) - Nov. 8, 2005, 09:35:59 PM EST
             Cool - (broomberg) - (4) - Nov. 8, 2005, 10:21:53 PM EST
                 There's Goodness in Windows? An oxymoron if I ever saw one. -NT - (n3jja) - (3) - Nov. 8, 2005, 11:05:40 PM EST
                     The goodness is: It drives people to Mac & Linux :) -NT - (Meerkat) - (2) - Nov. 9, 2005, 04:19:23 AM EST
                         Very few, unfortunately. The rest put up with it. -NT - (n3jja) - (1) - Nov. 9, 2005, 07:57:09 AM EST
                             More and more everyday -NT - (tuberculosis) - Nov. 9, 2005, 09:23:55 AM EST

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