This special report from the GartnerGroup measures Year 2000 compliance efforts across the globe, with a special focus on the mainframe user.
It is a period of corporate technology wars. The potentially fatal takeover of all software and hardware that shapes the essence of professional and personal life threatens us all. It is up to a select group of rebel Millennium Experts to save The Enterprise. But time is running out.
In today’s production market, everyone is dependent on each other. With the year 2000 drawing nearer every day, suppliers, distributors and customers must ensure their Y2K-compliancy, or many may pay for the sins of one.
Productivity measurement is an issue that is on everyone’s plate. Only a concentrated effort throughout an organization will yield any noticeable improvements. Companies must avoid the path of expecting unplanned overtime to achieve productivity goals in order to succeed.
Calculating the cost of downtime is often a frightening wake up call to the business bottom line. And while the average ABEND recovery time costs up to five hours of work, executives should be advocating more efficient, proactive solutions.
At this point in the game, it’s crunch time. These 21 points addressed by organizations that are completing their Year 2000 programs will let you know where you rank in the league.
The sinking feeling you had when you realized that the Year 2000 was a real threat may be back -- because if you didn’t include your desktop computers in your efforts to comply with Y2K, resting will not be an option. However, there are some things you can do between now and the end of December to minimize the impact of the Year 2000 on the desktop. And here’s an action plan that will help.
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