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Re:IBM Is Being Sued for Age Discrimination After Firing Tho... by Shivetya on Monday September 17, 2018 @05:24PM (#18010224)
the still make money hand over fist with the midrange and mainframe offerings. I know it is vogue to dismiss both here but the simple matter is many businesses rely on such hardware and they are companies many don't suspect.

I know the refrain, they need to switch to X, Y, or Z. Well the issue always comes down to, they don't know everything their current A, B, and C, platforms do. Then you look at all the touch points and realize that to swap X for A you suddenly need to get D through G to re engineer their solution too

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Re:IBM Is Being Sued for Age Discrimination After Firing Tho... by rb808 on Monday September 17, 2018 @05:33PM (#18010289)
Yes you're right, but it feels like its just a matter of time. Lots of companies rely on old IBM platforms now, but every year there are fewer. It isn't sustainable.

Whether consulting will be the thing that gets them through the next few decades is the real question.

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