Re: IBM to relegate DB2 to the mainframe and IDS (Informix) to LUW

Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > > From: jwcarlson1@yahoo.com.invalid > > Subject: Re: IBM to relegate DB2 to the mainframe and IDS (Informix) > to LUW > > Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 20:53:57 -0400 > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > > > Ian Michael Gumby wrote: > > > While IBM is busy being hush hush about their Sun talks, there's one > > > 'rumor' that has leaked out. > > > > > > It appears that a certain leader (Ambush) has been looking over the > > > qtr/qtr and yr/yr growth numbers for Informix as well as DB2 > > > 'distributed'. (LUW) Note that the DB2 numbers do not include their > > > embedded sales as part of their Content Management product, or DB2 > > > embedded in other SWG offerings. > > > > Ok, is this another 4/1 joke, Gumby? Interesting post, but the post > > date makes me suspicious . . . 8-) > > > > JWC > > Nothing gets by you... :-) That's a good theory -- 8-) > If you run the numbers... > > 1) Break out DB2 sales by platform. (LUW, I, Z) Do this since '02. > 1a) Also break out the 'embedded sales', that is IBM products that are > sold outside the pillar that use DB2. > 2) Compare LUW numbers to Informix's LUW numbers. > 3) Apply the 80/20 rule to get a better picture of the market penetration. > That is to say, chart the customers based on the number of licenses they > have. Then find the average, std deviation, mean, number of licenses per > customer and chart it out. I don't know the numbers so I don't know > what the graphs will look like. You can do the same on a revenue number > too, but because of the extreme discounting that occurs with larger > clients, it becomes a bit more difficult to paint a clear picture. Now > if you apply the old 80/20 maxim and remove the top 20 customers that > account for 80% of your revenue, what do the numbers show? > But can / will someone do that internally? It would take someone with no qualms to consider DB2 on the same playing field as IDS. I'm not sure that IBM would do that . . . Of course, I've been curious to know the install base for DB2 on LUW and how if compares to IDS. I'd never get to see those numbers . . . > If the stories/rumors of Sun are true, then you have to consider what to > do with mySQL. My suggestion is to put it on top of SE and continue to > support it for the really low end solutions with a migration path to IDS. > Another interesting wrinkle . . . JWC