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Re: While we're chatting about HP3k to AS400...
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Michael L Gueterman <[log in to unmask]>
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Michael L Gueterman <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:59:49 -0600
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Michael wrote:

<snip>
>Well, we (csy) have 5 years to come with ideas and sell them to the
>customers. WRONG.
>We want answers/solutions/road-to-migration NOW.
>Anybody seen or heard a working Strategie from HP to migrate?
>Anybody seen a salesperson/consultant with a concept from HP?
>Nope, they killed the 3000 first and start thinking now or in the next 5
>years.
<snip>

  So far I've seen:

1. Most (not all, but most) of my customers are sitting tight for now.
   They feel that they have plenty of time to decide what to do.  Only
   one big customer is actively making migration plans (and even then
   its going to take a while!).

2. Most (again, not all, but most) of my customers have been contacted
   by a HP sales rep.  In at least one case it was a rep they didn't even
   know they had!  Of course, these reps are asking about their plans
   and whether or not HP is included in them.  They are trying to determine
   what products/services they can offer them in both the short and
   long term.

3. Some (smaller subset than the above items) of my customers have had
   either HP's Professional Services Organization, or a third party
   brought in by HP to start talking migration strategies.  None have
   progressed far enough yet to talk costs/time-lines/etc.

4. Interex has a new SIG (Migrate) setup to help people with migration
   related issues.  HP has assigned a liaison to this new SIG and will
   work with them on whatever issues are brought forward.  So far though,
   only a few items have been submitted for inclusion on an SIB (the term
   SIB is not all together accurate here as migration related items may
   not necessarily translate into an "improvement" of the existing e3000
   platform).  If there is anything in particular you want (assuming it
   is related to migrating off the e3000), then this is the place to ask.


Just my $.02 worth.

Michael L Gueterman
Easy Does It Technologies LLC
http://www.editcorp.com
voice: 888.858.EDIT or 573.368.5478
fax:   573.368.5479
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