Re: New Informix Blog
"eherber" <eric@herber-consulting.de> wrote in message news:88ce46f0-954f-4a58-a1f5-9b2bdbb92c3e@d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > Folks, > > this might be interesting: > > http://informix-zone.com/bruce-weed-informix-blog > > Please also remember the two important Informix events that are > happening soon: > > http://informix-zone.com/ibm-virtual-event > > Thank you.
No, I think Bruce is going somewhere else entirely and is speaking only to Informix and its many capabilities and strengths. He seems to be saying that concentrating on some of those strengths doesn't detract from or indicate that IBM is ignoring others. But, I guess we'll have to wait for the next installment from Bruce to find out. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) See you at the 2010 IIUG Informix Conference April 25-28, 2010 Overland Park (Kansas City), KS www.iiug.org/conf Disclaimer: Please keep in mind that my own opinions are my own opinions and do not reflect on my employer, Advanced DataTools, the IIUG, nor any other organization with which I am associated either explicitly, implicitly, or by inference. Neither do those opinions reflect those of other individuals affiliated with any entity with which I am affiliated nor those of the entities themselves. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 8:36 AM, De Stomerij <de_stomerij@yahoo.com> wrote: > > "eherber" <eric@herber-consulting.de> wrote in message > news:88ce46f0-954f-4a58-a1f5-9b2bdbb92c3e@d2g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... > > Folks, > > > > this might be interesting: > > > > http://informix-zone.com/bruce-weed-informix-blog > > > > Please also remember the two important Informix events that are > > happening soon: > > > > http://informix-zone.com/ibm-virtual-event > > > > Thank you. > > >From the blog of Bruce: > >> Shaun is know more for his snowboarding by most people, because it is an > >> Olympic event, but it is also because Shaun decide to "major" on that > >> sport vs. skateboarding. Smart choice Shaun, who wouldn't like to make > >> millions in endorsements (excuse me while I take a drink of my Red > Bull). > > >> Informix database software is being used in many ways and by companies > >> that range from very small to Fortune 100. But, like Shaun White, why > >> not leverage key strengths, competitive advantages and the marketplace > to > >> help focus the Informix business around large growth opportunities, such > >> as key industries, mid-market and deep embed OEM? At the end of the > day, > >> Shaun's great snowboarding ability takes nothing away from his > >> skateboarding acrobatics. Stay tuned for my next blog, where I will > >> explore this line of thinking in more detail. But, for now my Red Bull > >> is gone and it is time to hit the slopes and try my luck at > snowboarding. > > So here, a single entity, Shaun, is good at two things. Proclaiming his > abilities at one (snowboarding) does not detract from his abilities at the > other (skateboarding). > > IBM has two entitys, Informix and DB2. They are both good at one thing. > Proclaiming the abilities of one, Informix, does not detract from the > qualities of the other (DB2). > > Yes, I can see where he is coming from here .... > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >