Current Challenges etc. in the PowerHouse World (SHRINKING !)

[Kent Heatherington]

Bob

  Here is my list to share with everyone.

1.  The clients I have worked for in the last couple of years all have the same thoughts on Cognos

   1.  The Maintenance is too expensive
   2.  They know Cognos is no longer interested in the product in any way.
   3.  They all know their companies or Guv depts are moving to ERP, Oracle,SAP,Peoplesoft etc...
   4.  They want to do as little as possible to their legacy PH systems.
   5.  The techie clients want nothing to do with any Cognos Product. They seem to want to buy anything but.
        I've encountered several with this bias.  These folks are just plain angry over the PH episode.

  And yet despite all of this, they continue to use the product.  What an amazing testament.

2.   My personal challenges. Finding Work !  Apparently our skills developed building PH apps on a variety of
platforms is completely useless. With Cognos training, Crystal Etc.. we are considered to be newbies and
useless. 5 years experience required on that list of 10 skillsets required..

  So to say Cognos dropping the ball with PowerHouse has certainly presented a job challenge
is an understatement.

3. Work Challenges.
   Ok now I'm going to really start something.  What is with this HP. I'd forgotten just how stupid this
box really is !. After years of Open/VMS and Unix, despite having spent the first 5 years of my career on HP 
I'm ruined.  8 character file names !  Image still in use !  No PHD  
There is my challenge.  Why would anyone still use this thing !  (now I'm in for it !)

Regards to my fellow PH dinosaurs....

Kent Heatherington