My company, an ASX30 corporation, still runs its operations through an emulated IBM 3270 terminal sitting on top of a DB2 v8 mainframe with literally thousands of tables in it. 4 character transaction codes and ctrl as 'enter command' for all!
We're currently developing a replacement SAP solution. I'm yet to decide which is more obtuse.
edit: The SAP solution was spurred not because the old system was breaking but rather that when the COO asked for some daily reports and the IT propellerheads replied that the data crunching to generate said 24 hour reports took more than 24 hours to run.
We're currently developing a replacement SAP solution. I'm yet to decide which is more obtuse.
edit: The SAP solution was spurred not because the old system was breaking but rather that when the COO asked for some daily reports and the IT propellerheads replied that the data crunching to generate said 24 hour reports took more than 24 hours to run.