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HP to Retire OpenVMS as Early as 2020
I expected HP to place OpenVMS into a virtualization package then continue supporting that package on X86 servers "forever," but HP isn't doing that. HP says it will not carry OpenVMS forward to the next (last?) Itanium-based server hardware — which wouldn't actually require much work. HP says they'll end support for OpenVMS as early as 2020.
Yes, if you're running OpenVMS you should be looking at z/OS as a place to move your remaining OpenVMS-based applications. I would recommend starting that project within the next 12 to 24 months given HP's forecast timeline.
Now what does HP do about NonStop (formerly Tandem)?
| by Timothy Sipples | July 21, 2013 in History, Systems Technology Permalink |
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