We are currently running two HP3000's and a Mainframe, with a Sun UE6000 coming in soon and possibly an HP9000 in the future. We are looking at making some organizational changes to better manage these systems, from both an operations and a technical support perspective. Some of the questions I have are: 1.) Do most shops have an operations staff that is trained on all platforms and can they support them equally well? 2.) Of those shops who operate as described in #1 above do you feel it is successful, or have you had to separate the systems at some point and manage each individually or in separate groups. 3.) What type of learning curve can one expect if all operators are trained on all platforms? 4.) Is there anyone who manages all platforms individually, or with minimal cross platform support? If so how has this worked for you? 5.) Do you apply the same system management principles to the HP3000 as you would with a Mainframe? If so, has this presented a problem since the HP3000 is so much easier to manage? Your feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this.