Re: yipeee!

From: David Penney <anon_at_noone.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 12:14:32 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <c05978$19b$1@hercules.btinternet.com>

Take a look at our product. We can also allow you to run them in parallel & migrate parts from one architcture to the other - in many circumstances without changing apps.

I'll be happy to explore the detail & explain if & how we can help keepthe transiition manageable & open new options that neither IBM nor Oracle can offer.

Regards,

David Penney - MetaMatrix
http://www.metamatrix.com

"Mike" <mikee_at_mikee.ath.cx> wrote in message news:10220krn5h7jh4a_at_corp.supernews.com...
>
> Just recieved a 'thought experiment' assignment from my boss.
> Does it make sense, and how would it be accomplised, to move
> the databases from the mainframe (small VSE 390?) to AIX?
> I mentioned that we should then look at possible programs from
> IBM to convert the mainframe database (VSAM?) files into DB2/AIX,
> or Oracle databases. And that I thought Oracle had some facility
> such that we could cluster and load-balance two+ nodes running
> something like Parallel Oracle so that should a node need booting
> or modifying off-line the application is still running (at
> reduced capacity) for the users.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Mike
Received on Sun Feb 08 2004 - 06:14:32 CST