Re: Future of Informix.

Posted in 1998

WF Software — Mon, 2 Nov 1998 19:58 +0000 (GMT Standard Time) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

In article <363C9E0E.FB640CB6@chrims.com>, mthurman@chrims.com (Mark Thurman) wrote: > We have been an Informix shop sense 1988. My question is what do you > all think about the future of Informix. If you are thinking of changing > what migration paths are you considering. > > I was looking at the TCP benchmark web page and informix is not even in > the hunt with new products. Our database applications are fine at > present it just concerns me that Informix seems to have so many internal > problems that they are not able to stay up with the technology curve. Sun have just finished as seminar type thing in Switzerland where one of the lectures should have been titled 'Why TPC benchmarks are meaningless in the real world'. I read the bottom line as if you want to use benchmark results to decide on platforms and applications do it yourself in an environment you know. Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.co.uk