Re: Informix ISell Value?
From: Andrej Falout <afalout@xtra.co.nz> > >In article <8jchkh$bhu$1@news.xmission.com>, obnoxio@hotmail.com says... > > > > From: Mike Segel <Postmaster@iiug.iiug.org> > > > > > >Benchmarks? > > >BENCHMARKS? > > > > > >Son, don't you know that none of Informix's current clients ever bought > > >anything due to a benchmark? > > > > Absolutely. Benchmarks are a totally irrelevant waste of time, that no >one > > pays the slightest attention to. > >I know about one little telecomm company in Germany that made 500 >million DEM hardware decision based on Informix "BENCHMARKS?" Compaq >guys there still love me for that one, Daddy. Which benchmarks were they then? Private ones? > > >Now I wonder what the other 96% of the market was thinking. > > > > They're all just dumb. That's why they don't have the remaining 4% of >the > > market. > >Yeah, silly. They are probably Germans. This guys know nothing about >technology, that must be it... > > > >But then again. I should be fair. Rumor has it that they don't have the > > >staff who could do a simple thing like a TPC-C benchmark on Linux. One >year > > >and > > >counting. > > > > I think they have the capability, but lack the inclination. Why, is >entirely > > beyond me. > >Informix tuning guys (on top level) in the field are good (most parts of >Europe, Japan, US, AU), but real stuff is in dev., and they never go >out, not for Deutsche Telecomm or anyone else. I can only confirm that >they do "BENCHMARKS?" for themselves. They also do nice ONCONFIG files >with magic tricks in them that may help if you can get them. Well, that's nice. But out here in the real world.... >Man, (Daddy) there is about 1:1 ratio between documented and >undocumented stuff there... I can believe that. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
In article <8jkncd$4fl$1@news.xmission.com>, obnoxio@hotmail.com says... > >I know about one little telecomm company in Germany that made 500 > >million DEM hardware decision based on Informix "BENCHMARKS?" Compaq > >guys there still love me for that one, Daddy. > > Which benchmarks were they then? Private ones? Yes, they had some monster Sun box that was capable of simulating 1000 users on 4 networks. SW was in ESQl/C. Unfortunately the condition of the test was that we do not know anything about the code used... :-( > >Informix tuning guys (on top level) in the field are good (most parts of > >Europe, Japan, US, AU), but real stuff is in dev., and they never go > >out, not for Deutsche Telecomm or anyone else. I can only confirm that > >they do "BENCHMARKS?" for themselves. They also do nice ONCONFIG files > >with magic tricks in them that may help if you can get them. > > Well, that's nice. But out here in the real world.... I do hate when people remind me of thet, you know... :-) -- Yours, Andrej Falout, http://www.falout.com ICQ 7628616 #----------------------------------------------------------------- globals "std_disclaimer.4gl" Ask yourself just one question: ' Qu' m's se puede hacer y aprender ? - Propellerhead ReBirth RB-338 manual