RE: FW: IDS to DB2 conversion
My responses to Ob are prefaced by "FH:" -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Obnoxio The Clown Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 2:17 PM To: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: Re: FW: IDS to DB2 conversion Federico (Fred) Hubbard wrote: > OTC and all, I'd just suggest that we try to be more factual so all of us > can learn without having to dodge through the humorous and less humorous > banter. > > We all know that DB2 has not been adopted en-masse by Informix users. > However there are accounts - large ones - where this has happened: Home > Depot, Sears and Walmart to name some. Oh? How come no-one is hearing about them? I'd have thought IBM would be shouting from the rooftops about successful migrations where DB2 was trouncing IDS. FH: How would I know? However, from my IIUG Board experience trying to get Informix references for IBM, I know it is difficult to get large accounts to speak publicly. > That some companies have had difficulties migrating application suites > from IDS to DB2, it is a fact. But any database migration is tough and > often the expertise required to accomplish it underestimated. I can't argue with that. :o) FH: Amazing! > IBM has said that it continues to work on bringing IDS, XPS and RedBrick > features into DB2. That isn't easy work either and it takes time. I'd > suggest referring to the latest version of "IBM Informix Product Line and > Strategy Update" > http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/informix/pubs/portfolio/. And if you > want more detail on the DB2 plan, work with IIUG to obtain the specifics. Oh. Am I not allowed to ask IBM direct? FH: Of course you may. But I advocate to the group to work with IIUG for a stronger front. The IIUG Board has been running with an initiative to make DB2 engineering futures more public to Informix fans. sending to informix-list