IBM Informix Database Server a Forrester Total Economic Impact Study - Link Does not work
A user couldn't download IBM's Forrester/ITG Informix TCO study PDF: after repeatedly filling in the registration form the browser just hung. Art Kagel confirmed the IBM signup link worked for him (noting the file downloads silently into the browser's download folder), and posted the URL; another poster suggested contacting Marti Avery for the materials. Neil Truby grumbled about the registration barrier and noted the "Forrester" TCO-vs-SQL-Server paper is actually by International Technology Group. The original poster later confirmed it worked — the failure was caused by blocking at his workplace.
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Hi - Is there anybody in informix groups able to download this study using the following link ? I filled up the profile (registration form) 10 times, but was not able to download the PDF. The browser is keep on trying, trying ..... If any one is able to download, can you please forward the pdf to my email address chavan1@gmail.com ? --Chavan
Hello. You could contact Mr Marti Avery over the ma-itg@pacbell.net mail. He´ll be able to send you the materials, ok? Best regards. Em 04/10/2010 09:07, Koya escreveu: > Hi - Is there anybody in informix groups able to download this study > using the following link ? > > I filled up the profile (registration form) 10 times, but was not able > to download the PDF. The browser is keep on trying, trying ..... > > If any one is able to download, can you please forward the pdf to my > email address chavan1@gmail.com ? > > --Chavan > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > -- Alexandre Marini Tecnologia da Informação - DBA msn: alexandre_marini@hotmail.com SEFAZ-MS / SGI-UGSR / Sistemas IBM-Informix Cert-Info-Mgmt_color IBM Informix Dynamic Server Certified Professional V10 / V11
Chavan, This is the link I have for the Forrester report and it worked for me just this AM. If you are using a different link, let me know and I'll have IBM check it out. https://www.ibm.com/services/forms/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=infmx-forrester-ap The only think I noticed is that, unusually, it downloaded to my browser's downloads list/folder silently except for the <download complete> notice from the web site itself and I had to go looking for the file there. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) 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, Oct 4, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Koya <chavan1@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi - Is there anybody in informix groups able to download this study > using the following link ? > > I filled up the profile (registration form) 10 times, but was not able > to download the PDF. The browser is keep on trying, trying ..... > > If any one is able to download, can you please forward the pdf to my > email address chavan1@gmail.com ? > > --Chavan > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >
----- Original Message ----- From: Art Kagel Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix To: Koya Cc: IIUG Informix List Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:04 PM Subject: Re: IBM Informix Database Server a Forrester Total Economic ImpactStudy - Link Does not work ------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's something curious going on. I received the "Discover the New Face of Informix - Informix Business Partner Newsletter" from Ted Wasserman a couple of weeks ago. This has a link to the "Quick Reference Tool for Informix Business Partners" ( https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/im/Quick+Reference+Tool+for+Informix+Business+Partners), which itself has a link both to the Forrester report and a "Download the new Forrester analyst report showing the TCO of Informix is at least 31% less than SQL Server" https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=infmx-itg-report Quite a palaver to get to, and I suspect that if you're not already an IBM acoltyte you can't get to it at all through this route, as I needed to use my "IBM ID". Forrester is of coourse one of the big US IT research analysts. The "Forrester" report on Informix TCOt relative to that of SQL server is not in fact a Forrester report at all but is written by someone called International Technology Group. I've never heard of these guys: they don't seem to have a website and are based in a shopping centre in Los Altos, America (and according to Google Maps are situated handily for something called 'Hooters', whatever that might be), and according to Financial records they have "1 to 4" employees, so one of the smaller analysts it seems. Anyway, the question is: "Who is the target market for these two papers?". And if the answer is "The general database-buying corporations", is it really easy enough for them to access?? In a Google search for "Forrester Consluthing Informix" the 4th ranked entry - Fernando Nunes's excellent blog - has links to both, but to to each the user has to register. (The first-ranked, an un-named blog, also contains a link to the Forrester report only). Are we really so innundated with new businesss that we can afford to put these barriers in the way of getting what sparse publicity there is?
Both reports are linked to the Insider that went out recently. Yes, they require you to fill in 3 or 4 fields and optionally opt-in to receive a contact from IBM. Why not? The intent is to reach companies considering SQL Server as their RDBMS and the links will also be made available to that community through other distribution channels. Art Art S. Kagel Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) IIUG Board of Directors (art@iiug.org) 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, Oct 4, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Neil Truby <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Art Kagel > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > To: Koya > Cc: IIUG Informix List > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:04 PM > Subject: Re: IBM Informix Database Server a Forrester Total Economic > ImpactStudy - Link Does not work > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > There's something curious going on. I received the "Discover the New Face > of Informix - Informix Business Partner Newsletter" from Ted Wasserman a > couple of weeks ago. This has a link to the "Quick Reference Tool for > Informix Business Partners" ( > > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/im/Quick+Reference+Tool+for+Informix+Business+Partners > ), > which itself has a link both to the Forrester report and a "Download the > new > Forrester analyst report showing the TCO of Informix is at least 31% less > than SQL Server" > > https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=infmx-itg-report > > Quite a palaver to get to, and I suspect that if you're not already an IBM > acoltyte you can't get to it at all through this route, as I needed to use > my "IBM ID". > > Forrester is of coourse one of the big US IT research analysts. > > The "Forrester" report on Informix TCOt relative to that of SQL server is > not in fact a Forrester report at all but is written by someone called > International Technology Group. I've never heard of these guys: they don't > seem to have a website and are based in a shopping centre in Los Altos, > America (and according to Google Maps are situated handily for something > called 'Hooters', whatever that might be), and according to Financial > records they have "1 to 4" employees, so one of the smaller analysts it > seems. > > Anyway, the question is: "Who is the target market for these two papers?". > And if the answer is "The general database-buying corporations", is it > really easy enough for them to access?? In a Google search for "Forrester > Consluthing Informix" the 4th ranked entry - Fernando Nunes's excellent > blog - has links to both, but to to each the user has to register. (The > first-ranked, an un-named blog, also contains a link to the Forrester > report > only). > > Are we really so innundated with new businesss that we can afford to put > these barriers in the way of getting what sparse publicity there is? > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list >
On Oct 4, 7:28 pm, Art Kagel <art.ka...@gmail.com> wrote: > Both reports are linked to the Insider that went out recently. Yes, they > require you to fill in 3 or 4 fields and optionally opt-in to receive a > contact from IBM. Why not? The intent is to reach companies considering > SQL Server as their RDBMS and the links will also be made available to that > community through other distribution channels. > > Art > > Art S. Kagel > Advanced DataTools (www.advancedatatools.com) > IIUG Board of Directors (a...@iiug.org) > > 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, Oct 4, 2010 at 7:18 PM, Neil Truby <neil.tr...@ardenta.com> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Art Kagel > > Newsgroups: comp.databases.informix > > To: Koya > > Cc: IIUG Informix List > > Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 4:04 PM > > Subject: Re: IBM Informix Database Server a Forrester Total Economic > > ImpactStudy - Link Does not work > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > There's something curious going on. I received the "Discover the New Face > > of Informix - Informix Business Partner Newsletter" from Ted Wasserman a > > couple of weeks ago. This has a link to the "Quick Reference Tool for > > Informix Business Partners" ( > > >https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/wikis/display/im/Quick+Reference+T... > > ), > > which itself has a link both to the Forrester report and a "Download the > > new > > Forrester analyst report showing the TCO of Informix is at least 31% less > > than SQL Server" > > >https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-inf... > > > Quite a palaver to get to, and I suspect that if you're not already an IBM > > acoltyte you can't get to it at all through this route, as I needed to use > > my "IBM ID". > > > Forrester is of coourse one of the big US IT research analysts. > > > The "Forrester" report on Informix TCOt relative to that of SQL server is > > not in fact a Forrester report at all but is written by someone called > > International Technology Group. I've never heard of these guys: they don't > > seem to have a website and are based in a shopping centre in Los Altos, > > America (and according to Google Maps are situated handily for something > > called 'Hooters', whatever that might be), and according to Financial > > records they have "1 to 4" employees, so one of the smaller analysts it > > seems. > > > Anyway, the question is: "Who is the target market for these two papers?". > > And if the answer is "The general database-buying corporations", is it > > really easy enough for them to access?? In a Google search for "Forrester > > Consluthing Informix" the 4th ranked entry - Fernando Nunes's excellent > > blog - has links to both, but to to each the user has to register. (The > > first-ranked, an un-named blog, also contains a link to the Forrester > > report > > only). > > > Are we really so innundated with new businesss that we can afford to put > > these barriers in the way of getting what sparse publicity there is? > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-l...@iiug.org > >http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list Art/Neil/Mike/Alex and all - Thank you. Yes. It is working, looks like there is some blocking where I work. Thank you all. Chavan