Locksmith archiving cuts migration hardware cost

["Milt Habeck" <mhabeck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

New versions tend to devour hardware, but that 
effect can be mitigated with an archiving strategy. 
Before moving to v8, consider cleaning out old 
data with Locksmith software.  

Used well, Locksmith could potentially offset most or
all of the hardware consequences of moving to v8. The 
hardware upgrade savings would more than pay for a copy 
of Locksmith. Details here:
    http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/locksmith_bpcs.htm  

Locksmith archiving is a much smarter idea than 
purging. Locksmith sustains the integrity of BPCS file 
relationships and the archiving is performed in a way that 
sustains user access to the data.  

Purging was never a good idea, even before Sarbanes-Oxley 
was invented. It will be a sad day when you must confess to a 
SOX auditor that your BPCS data was purged instead of 
archived. 

More clever/affordable  'Stocking Stuffers for SOX'  ideas: 
   http://www.unbeatenpathintl.com/SOXstuffers/source/1.html   

Warm regards and peace to you, 

Milt Habeck
Unbeaten Path International

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From: rfolsom@xxxxxxxx
To: SSA's BPCS ERP System
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 6:50 AM
Subject: Re: V8 estimate

We have V6.1 in production and V8.2.01 on our system for evaluation.  I
won't bother giving you exact figures, because who knows what the "size" of
the library really means, but the files library is is about 2% larger in
V8.2.01, the objects library is about 27% larger, and because the .01 is a
PTF distribution, the PTF library is 78% larger.  I hope that helps with
your calculations.  I can't help you with CPU usage, because we only have
one or two users in the test system at any given time, so there's no way to
compare to a full system load.
Rick Folsom
Yupo Corporation America
757-819-9230



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From: Bath, Martin
To: 'bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 3:38 AM
Subject: V8 estimate

Hi all

We are currently running mixed mode V6.1.on an iSeries.
I have been asked for ball park estimates of the effect of
upgrading to V8 for budget considerations. eg. 10% more
disk, 10% more CPU, 5% more memory. Does anyone
have a handle on this ? Note - I do not want consultations/ 
surveys/sizing documents, just a ballpark figure.
Many thanks

Regards
Martin Bath
Invensys Appliance Controls Europe