New Training Class - OpenVMS Performance Management Class?

Q: New Training Class - OpenVMS Performance Management Class? This training will be in Denver, if you need the PDF's just let me know. This five day class will be held April 28 and costs $3250. It will be taught by Wayne Sauer, who is the author of the curriculum and has taught Performance Management to the VMS Enginering Group in Nashua, NH. He is also a regular speaker at DECUS/CETS (now called HPETS) for 14 years and is an internationally recognized expert in VMS performance tuning. Please contact me if there is any further interest?

A:- Too pricey for me, and I suspect that given the current economic climate, folks who would normally expense such things to the company will find the obstacles somewhat more formidable than in years past. Add in travel expenses and accomodations and you're looking at well over $5,000. Most of us are lucky to get reimbursed for a $50 one-day local seminar with no travel. That said, contact your tax expert to see if you can deduct these costs and it may make sense for you. - Too pricey for me, and I suspect that given the current economic climate, folks who would normally expense such things to the company will

find the obstacles somewhat more formidable than in years past. Add in travel expenses and accomodations and you're looking at well over $5,000. Most of us are lucky to get reimbursed for a $50 one-day local seminar with no travel. That said, contact your tax expert to see if you can deduct these costs and it may make sense for you. - A microcosm of why VMS has fallen out of the market place: Too expensive, limited interest, and lack of support. For Europeans you are looking at $10k + by the time you have flown over there. Of course at $3250 a seat, how many seats will HP need for make money? 2 or 3? That is half the going rate in Europe for an equivalent course.