Re: Moving from Informix
In message <3EC50609.7CEFD36B@exxesolutions.com>, Daniel Morgan <damorgan@exxesolutions.com> writes >Andy Lennard wrote: > >> In message <ba231u$r4g$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>, Peta Cowan >> <peta.cowan@prophecy-open.com.au> writes >> > <... snip ...> >All of which sounds good and is what Informix developers want to hear. > >At the same time it is ridiculous to think that IBM would support two >essentially identical products to perform the exact same task and sold to the >exact same market. Imagine the discussion with the prospective customer. > >IBM: We have two products that would work for you. Both use the same code base, >perform the same tasks, have the same pricing, and run on all of the same >hardware. >Client: Which one should I buy. >IBM: Doesn't matter. Take the one you find most attractive. >Client: Then I'll take Oracle because my daughter's favorite color is red. > >Until I hear something that indicates a clear path to distinguish the products >I have to assume one will go away. > I don't disagree, but I'd view it from a slightly different angle and come to the conclusion that both offerings, as we currently know them, will be superseded. Given that both IDS and DB2 are being actively developed, and that they are being enriched by new features and cross-fertilisation of ideas, then they are already converging. That they will converge into a 'single' product is, I guess, inevitable. What IBM/Informix need to ensure is that at the point of convergence it is 'trivial' to migrate from both IDS and DB2 to the converged product, DB10 (for example). Your example conversation can happen now of course: IBM: I have a number of potential solutions, SE, Online5, IDS7, IDS9,... Client: Which one should I buy. IBM: You should choose the one that most closely matches your current and perceived requirements. I'll help you make this decision and ensure that you make the best choice for your business. What is really clever about all the potential solutions is that it's really easy to migrate your data from one to another, and your applications will transparently run against any or all of them... -- Andrew Lennard andy@kontron.demon.co.uk
"Andy Lennard" <andy@kontron.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:uQgUzjCh2Hy+Ewlu@kontron.demon.co.uk... > In message <3EC50609.7CEFD36B@exxesolutions.com>, Daniel Morgan > <damorgan@exxesolutions.com> writes > >Andy Lennard wrote: > >> In message <ba231u$r4g$1@terabinaries.xmission.com>, Peta Cowan > >> <peta.cowan@prophecy-open.com.au> writes > Your example conversation can happen now of course: > IBM: I have a number of potential solutions, SE, Online5, IDS7, IDS9,... > Client: Which one should I buy. > IBM: You should choose the one that most closely matches your current > and perceived requirements. I'll help you make this decision and ensure > that you make the best choice for your business. What is really clever > about all the potential solutions is that it's really easy to migrate > your data from one to another, and your applications will transparently > run against any or all of them... Surely: "Well, the commission rates are highest on IDS9 so I'd recommend ...."? :-)