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> From: srielau@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: IM Consumability Survey
> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:26:29 -0400
> To: informix-list@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> So much energy in this group :-)
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> Few points:
> * I personally know one of the guys who helped prep the survey.
> Matter of fact he was presenting it internally
> (and some of the result so far as they pertain to DB2) when I posted
> here.
> So.. Yeah what does Gumby know? ;-)
Gumby knows a hell of a lot Serge.=20
I don't think IBM would really like it if I posted *all* the dirt and
skele=
ton's that I know. ;-)=20
Knowing one of the guys who did this survey doesn't say much. From the
comm=
ents I've heard, the survey is too long, and a bit of a disaster.
But then again, I've had to fill out those darn CMP surveys once a quarter
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or so to keep getting my free mags, so I guess IBM isn't the only ones who
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don't know how to do a survey. ;-)
> * There is this movement prised above all at IBM right now which is
> called outside-in-design and the not-so-technical folks get
> sometimes carried away by attempt to root anything in a business
> problem. Such is life.
Now Serge, its those "not so technical" issues that sell kit.
The decision maker for the most part is a "non-technical" person. (CIOs
the=
se days are not technical).
In today's company, the IT department is no longer hidden in the back
room.=
In some companies, if the IT depr isn't responsive, they'll just buy a
sup=
ed up PC and put up a linux server with MySQL and solve their problem on
th=
eir own. (Or even ick Microsoft...)
Look, I don't think anyone is against the concept of the survey. Just the
a=
ctual survey kinda blows.
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<br><br>> From: srielau@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: IM
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Survey<br>> Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:26:29 -0400<br>> To:
informix-=
list@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> <br>> So much energy in this group :-)<br>>
<br=
>> Few points:<br>> * I personally know one of the guys who helped
pr=
ep the survey.<br>> Matter of fact he was presenting it
internally<br=
>> (and some of the result so far as they pertain to DB2) when I
post=
ed<br>> here.<br>> So.. Yeah what does Gumby know?
;-)<br><br>G=
umby knows a hell of a lot Serge. <br>I don't think IBM would really like
i=
t if I posted *all* the dirt and skeleton's that I know. ;-)
<br><br>Knowin=
g one of the guys who did this survey doesn't say much. From the comments
I=
've heard, the survey is too long, and a bit of a disaster.<br>But then
aga=
in, I've had to fill out those darn CMP surveys once a quarter or so to
kee=
p getting my free mags, so I guess IBM isn't the only ones who don't know
h=
ow to do a survey. ;-)<br><br>> * There is this movement prised above
al=
l at IBM right now which is<br>> called outside-in-design and the
not=
-so-technical folks get<br>> sometimes carried away by attempt to
roo=
t anything in a business<br>> problem. Such is life.<br><br>Now
Serge=
, its those "not so technical" issues that sell kit.<br>The decision maker
=
for the most part is a "non-technical" person. (CIOs these days are not
tec=
hnical).<br>In today's company, the IT department is no longer hidden in
th=
e back room. In some companies, if the IT depr isn't responsive, they'll
ju=
st buy a suped up PC and put up a linux server with MySQL and solve their
p=
roblem on their own. (Or even ick Microsoft...)<br><br><br>Look, I don't
th=
ink anyone is against the concept of the survey. Just the actual survey
kin=
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