Re: Microsoft (Re: DDS Support)

[jpcarr@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

>As I understand it, Microsoft moved off their 23 AS/400 to 1600 NT
servers,
>and only lasted on NT for a short period of time.  They then outsourced
>their IT to another company that just happens to have 23 AS/400's!
>Al

I corresponded with a person that works for a service bureau in Atlanta
that uses AS/400's and their customer was MS.

Also,
I did a class in Seattle and was talking to one of the students and he used
to work for MS,   He worked on the Conversion from AS/400's to NT(DB2/400
to SQL Server).   MS wanted to put some DB constraints in their DB(either
referential or check constraints) and when trying apply them during the
"Sync-up" phase,  it ran for 3 days trying just to get a sync point.   They
had to stop, NT couldn't catch up to get a valid sync point.  They gave up
trying to apply the constraint.   The AS/400 didn't have any problem with
the volume of the data, but with NT SQL server they have to run without
constraints!


John Carr

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