AS/400 Upgrade - Migrate off PowerHouse? Why?

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 18:52:01 +0100

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I think you can now access DB2 from all of the latest PH platforms, why not
go for Axiant on Windows - it has a GUI interface which is likely as close
to the AS400 environment as you're going to get.

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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of Charles Finley
Sent: 30 June 2004 16:17
To: 'David Morrison - Corporate'; 'Deskin, Bob'; powerh-l@sowder.com
Subject: RE: Migrate off PowerHouse? Why?

You have two good options.  

1) You can actually run the Powerhouse AIX version on the iSeries.  The
iSeries supports the PASE environment which is 99% AIX compatible.  We
routinely move AIX code to the iSeries with usually without any recompile.
DB2 on the iSeries is very slightly different, so there will likely be some
minor issues there.  Support is an issue you will have to take up with
COGNOS.  However, there are no serious technical issues.

2) I don't know the details, but I undersand that AIX is now or will soon be
supported on the iSeries in an LPAR.

Charles Finley

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From: powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com] On Behalf Of David Morrison -
Corporate
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 7:18 AM
To: Charles Finley; Deskin, Bob; powerh-l@sowder.com
Subject: RE: Migrate off PowerHouse? Why?

Charles, et al

We're running our custom PowerHouse-developed application on an IBM AS/400
(iSeries), a platform that Cognos has recently "sunsetted". (They haven't
been doing development for the system for several years, but they've
announced the total end of support in February of 2007.)  I see PowerHouse
and the AS/400 as being very similar:  rock solid, bug-free, low down-time,
efficient, low "total cost of ownership", and underappreciated in the
marketplace.

We're reluctant to drop either PowerHouse or the AS/400, but my company is
starting to look at our options.   What's your recommendation for a platform
for us to migrate our custom programs to?

Thanks.

David Morrison

McBride Electric

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all of
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a GUI
interface which is likely as close to the AS400 environment as =
you&#8217;re going
to get.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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From: =
powerh-l-admin@lists.sowder.com
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Sent: 30 June 2004 =
16:17 
To: 'David Morrison - =
Corporate';
'Deskin, Bob'; powerh-l@sowder.com 
Subject: RE: Migrate off
PowerHouse? Why?<o:p></o:p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>1) You can actually run the =
Powerhouse AIX
version on the iSeries.&nbsp; The iSeries supports the PASE environment =
which
is 99% AIX compatible.&nbsp; We routinely move AIX code to the iSeries =
with
usually without any recompile.&nbsp; DB2 on the iSeries is very slightly
different, so there will likely be some minor&nbsp;issues there.&nbsp; =
Support
is an issue you will have to take up with COGNOS.&nbsp; However, there =
are no
serious technical issues.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span =
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>2) I don't know the details, but I
undersand that AIX is now or will soon be supported on the iSeries in an =
LPAR.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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Corporate 
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, =
2004
7:18 AM 
To: Charles Finley; =
Deskin, Bob;
powerh-l@sowder.com 
Subject: RE: Migrate off
PowerHouse? Why?<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Charles, et =
al<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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We&#8217;re running our custom =
PowerHouse-developed
application on an IBM AS/400 (iSeries), a platform that Cognos has =
recently
&#8220;sunsetted&#8221;. (They haven&#8217;t been doing development for =
the
system for several years, but they&#8217;ve announced the total end of =
support
in February of 2007.)&nbsp; I see PowerHouse and the AS/400 as being =
very
similar:&nbsp; rock solid, bug-free, low down-time, efficient, low =
&#8220;total
cost of ownership&#8221;, and underappreciated in the =
marketplace.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>We&#8217;re reluctant to drop either =
PowerHouse or the
AS/400, but my company is starting to look at our options.&nbsp;&nbsp;
What&#8217;s your recommendation for a platform for us to migrate our =
custom
programs to?<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DEmailStyle19><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

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<p class=3DMsoAutoSig><font
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