Re: {Spam?} RE: {Spam?} RE: Something all DBAs should see!

Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > > From: obnoxio@serendipita.com > > > > This will, I predict, bite them severely in the arse, if it hasn't > > > > already. But you'll never hear about it. It would fuck their IPO or > > > > share price. > > > > > > > LOL. > > > > > > Spoken like a true dinosaur. > > > I mean, sure if Facebook was worried, they wouldn't talk about it. > > > But what about Amazon, Yahoo!, Google, and others? > > > Oh Look! There's an IBM logo somewhere up there. > > > > Yeah, because none of them use bespoke software to underpin their > > business, do they? > > > > Fucking hell, Gumby, Amazon are so far out there that they've given as a > > completely different computing paradigm. It's called the cloud. They > > just had the money and the resource to struggle through all the > > complexities and make it work. But very few businesses need that much of > > an out-there thing and have the money so that they are prepared to go > > through the pain of inventing a completely new paradigm. > > > > Au contraire mon ami! > > There are a lot of companies looking at this. There is a difference between LOOKING at something and DOING something. Lots of people will be thinking: Facebook do their data warehouse on Hadoop, maybe we should too. And then they will see how much work Facebook have already put in, how much they keep on having to put in, and how few people will talk to them because they're not Facebook and they'll say "Fuck it, let's stick to SQL Server (or whatever)." > As to money, what's the list price of IDS Enterprise Edition on a dual > socket quad core Intel box? > Now how many dual socket Quad core boxes with 16-32 GB of memory and > tons of cheap SATA disks (JBOD) can you buy for that one server's > license? ;-) Only a fool pays list, Gumby. And all your wittering about J-level discounts notwithstanding, I don't think people who buy Informix are fools. > Forget about the cost of running the racks and racks of machines in the > cluster, but just the hardware costs? Branded or what? Come on, help me out here! xSeries or Chinese components? > > Well, that doesn't exactly bolster your case, does it? I firmly believed > > from the outset that Linux would be a game changer. I entirely agree > > that Informix screwed the pooch with the Linux port. And having said all > > those things *I* think that this port would be a complete waste of time > > and money. > > > > I'm not speaking for IBM here, or second-guessing them. *I* don't think > > anyone would buy a Hadoop DataBlade, and I'd far rather IBM spent the > > money they'd spend on a Hadoop DataBlade on a benchmark or marketing. > > (Wishful thinking, I know!) > > > > I think you misunderstand the danger to IBM if they don't spend the time > and consider this. > Sure IBM's BCS will invest in clouds and cloud technology. > > But IBM will never do a benchmark for IDS unless its a new benchmark and > they don't want to try and market DB2 to fill that niche. Of course it > would also mean IBM's IM management team ditching the poor brainwashed > slobs who only think of DB2 when someone askes about IBM's flagship > database. ;-) That has got SFA to do with Hadoop, though. > > So far ahead of the curve, he's up his own arse, you mean? :o) > > > > Naw. Sorry, but that's one of the reasons I left IBM. I'm not in to > having things inserted in my anal cavity. Gumby doesn't play that way. I > wonder if I should ask some of the heritage Informix folk if they enjoy > playing BOHICA! > > [SNIP] > > > Because you clown, suppose I invest the time and energy. What's my ROI > > > when IBM can and will release the same thing behind me? Who'll buy my > > > > They will? You really think that they wouldn't just buy you out? > > > > No. They would not. ;-) > > > > And I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. > > > > And I wonder why you have such an affinity for IBM. (No I'm not going to > say where he's sticking the fish head! You can use your own imagination. :-) > > > I would usually say "But hey! What do I know... But after the potential > image of a clown having anal sex with a fish, I think I'm going to puke > now." Well, that's a result, at least! -- Cheers, Obnoxio The Clown http://obotheclown.blogspot.com I will now proceed to pleasure myself with this fish. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by OpenProtect(http://www.openprotect.com), and is believed to be clean.