Re: COBOL and ERP Systems

Thanks to everyone who took the time to post here. I appreciate it, and
I appreciate the information.

So I'm still knocking about the idea of attempting to add Peoplesoft to
my repertoire. One of my IT acquaintenances chimed it with an opinion
that Peoplesoft (and other ERP systems) hold little attraction for the
younger (twenty-ish?) Java upstarts. And the ERP systems do seem to
fall into a sort of "legacy" category of applications (even when
web-enabled), also perhaps limiting their "attractiveness" to the
younger technologists?

I'm just trying to balance out the marketplace need for the skills with
what my labor competition factor would be.

Some of the Peoplesoft books might be hard to find. May have to try the
used book aftermarket. Training costs seem prohibitively expensive, if
I am doing it on speculation (no guaranteed contract work.) All the
classes seem to be $2500-$3000 for four or five days, plus travel.

Will Oracle "orphan" the Peoplesoft product line? "Milking" it to death
with constantly increasing support costs? Could this indicate
increasing opportunities for independent, third-party maintenance
support services? I found of interest the post regarding the Java
rewrite - it would seem to indicate evidence against the "sunsetting"
of Peoplesoft, but perhaps I am not aware of what the Peoplesoft -->
Oracle Financials "promotion" path and marketing plan are.

I'll make others aware of any more findings I encounter...

Ken

Kenneth wrote:
> Hi -
>
> Judgment question for whoever - any thoughts/opinions on use of COBOL
> to customize  Peoplesoft and SAP ERP applications?