Re: Other vendors on IBM i 7.1

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI

At least in the US, IBM made it possible to get a virtual loaner lpar 
with the early ship version on it, if you didn't have anything to put it 
on. There was a special promotional code that gave you a longer period, 
etc. Very nice - we had all our boxes tied up, so it was a great help.

The Virtual Loaner Program provides one flavor of cloud implementation - 
very handy but not what everyone wants of needs. And it's only available 
to partners, methinks.

Vern

On 7/12/2010 9:20 AM, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Even if you were only kidding the vendor on 7.1 I'd get them started now
> so they will be ready within a year after you need 7.1 desperately to
> support new hardware or something.
> Post the url I showed you below.
> Show them that, based on history, there's likely to be a follow on to 7.1
> around that time in 2012.
> Suggest they also contact IBM about their vendor early ship program.  If
> they choose not to make the investment in enough hardware to support not
> only the versions of OS they are supporting but also early ship, they
> might be able to get in some program and access a cloud.
>
>
> Rob Berendt
>