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Not a technical problem thread at all. A poster was surprised to see IBM Informix (Cheetah, the then-forthcoming IDS release) mentioned favourably in an eWeek article about a new IBM "server type" doing built-in ETL. Replies pointed to a blog post explaining the IBM Information Server/DataStage announcement and traded YouTube marketing clips, with the original poster grumbling that IBM should put comparable marketing effort behind Informix. No technical question is posed and no resolution is recorded.
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Eweek has on page 36 of the October 23, 2006 print edition an article titled "IBM debuts new server type". It's about a mythical server that will do ETL built into the "engine", whatever that is. Sounds like bullsh but who knows. In the center of the article a highlight box with "IBM's on-demand headlines". "Cheetah running" "IBM's IDS ( Informix Dynamic Server ) data server, code-named Cheetah, is due in 2007. IBM says the relational data server will deliver fast OLTP ( online transaction processing ), high reliability and nearly hands-free administration." I about fell out of my chair when I saw Informix in an Eweek article, and it wasn't being slammed or slighted. Holy sh. ( I checked it hasn't made it to the web yet. )
So maybe the "marketing blitz" you referred to in your other thread is starting to roll out?
Double Echo wrote: > Eweek has on page 36 of the October 23, 2006 print edition an article > titled > "IBM debuts new server type". It's about a mythical server that will do > ETL built into the "engine", whatever that is. Sounds like bullsh but > who knows. *sigh* http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/websphere/archives/ibm-information-server-for-dummies-12363 Trust Larry Jenkins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM Cheers Serge -- Serge Rielau DB2 Solutions Development IBM Toronto Lab WAIUG Conference http://www.iiug.org/waiug/present/Forum2006/Forum2006.html
scottishpoet wrote: > So maybe the "marketing blitz" you referred to in your other thread is > starting to roll out? > I'll believes it when I sees it.
Serge Rielau wrote: > Double Echo wrote: >> Eweek has on page 36 of the October 23, 2006 print edition an article >> titled >> "IBM debuts new server type". It's about a mythical server that will >> do ETL built into the "engine", whatever that is. Sounds like bullsh >> but who knows. > *sigh* > http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/websphere/archives/ibm-information-server-for-dummies-12363 > Looks like an attempt to get into the ETL game. There are indeed better tools out there than Data Stage, IBM is really reaching at this point. It would be nice to see them put the same effort into Informix marketing, that would be really worth seeing. > > Trust Larry Jenkins: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM > Absolutely retarded. Another waste of time. > Cheers > Serge
Double Echo said: >> Trust Larry Jenkins: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM > > Absolutely retarded. Another waste of time. Retarded? What have you got against retards? -- Bye now, Obnoxio "... no bill is required as no value was provided." -- Christine Normile -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.
Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Double Echo said: >>> Trust Larry Jenkins: >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM >> Absolutely retarded. Another waste of time. > > Retarded? What have you got against retards? > nothing really.. except they seem to keep slipping past the HR dept at IBM and getting jobs in the Marketing Dept.
Speaking of YouTube... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku3b4F5eauE > -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Serge Rielau > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 14:59 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Holy Sh > > Double Echo wrote: > > Eweek has on page 36 of the October 23, 2006 print edition an article > > titled > > "IBM debuts new server type". It's about a mythical server that will do > > ETL built into the "engine", whatever that is. Sounds like bullsh but > > who knows. > *sigh* > http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/websphere/archives/ibm-information-server- > for-dummies-12363 > > Trust Larry Jenkins: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM > > Cheers > Serge > -- > Serge Rielau > DB2 Solutions Development > IBM Toronto Lab > > WAIUG Conference > http://www.iiug.org/waiug/present/Forum2006/Forum2006.html > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
This is fun... > -----Original Message----- > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:informix-list- > bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Double Echo > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 17:10 > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: Holy Sh > > Serge Rielau wrote: > > Double Echo wrote: > >> Eweek has on page 36 of the October 23, 2006 print edition an article > >> titled > >> "IBM debuts new server type". It's about a mythical server that will > >> do ETL built into the "engine", whatever that is. Sounds like bullsh > >> but who knows. > > *sigh* > > http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/bi/websphere/archives/ibm-information-server- > for-dummies-12363 > > > > Looks like an attempt to get into the ETL game. There are indeed better > tools > out there than Data Stage, IBM is really reaching at this point. It would > be > nice to see them put the same effort into Informix marketing, that would > be > really worth seeing. > > > > > > Trust Larry Jenkins: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGteIcpU7JM > > > > Absolutely retarded. Another waste of time. > > > > Cheers > > Serge > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list
Speaking of Informix - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkaUFB-EASI An resemblance to living persons is purely coincidental