********* The Future Of the ITSO ' According to an IBM friend of mine. . . The ITSO is a giant cost center for IBM. ITSO funding is drying up. IBM will eventually diminish REDBOOK publishing due to cutbacks, lack of funding, and the lack of experienced Z specialists. IBM plans to replace this void with Internet TWEETS & BLOGS. REDBOOKS will be available but not to the extent that we have known.
IBM Monitors how many times a REDBOOK is download. The metrics of downloads isn't meeting IBM's expectations. SYSTEM Z Does not get down loaded as much as other books. The classic environment known as REDBOOK writ ting is disappearing.
