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RE: Informix/Oracle

Posted By: Paul Watson
Date: Friday, 5 September 2014, at 12:15 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Informix/Oracle (Fernando Nunes)

I was being kind - I can think of a lot worse things - such as actually
using Orifice

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
> Fernando Nunes
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 11:13 AM
> To: ids@iiug.org
> Subject: Re: Informix/Oracle [33703]
>
> Another great feature of Informix: The kindness of it's users :)
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Paul Watson <paul@oninit.com> wrote:
>
> > The Orifice guy should be boiled alive in his own vomit
> >
> > Paul Watson
> > Oninit www.oninit.com
> > +1 913 387 7529
> >
> > > On Sep 5, 2014, at 10:20, "Andrew Ford" <andrew@informix-dba.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, this just makes me angry.
> > >
> > > I don't know if I'm more angry at the oracle sales rep for spewing
this
> > FUD
> > > or angry at the fact that you had to come on here and ask us if it was
> > > bullshit or not.
> > >
> > > In addition to the fine points that everyone else has mentioned, I
would
> > > also ask your oracle sales dude how often the Father of RAC and the
> World
> > > Wide Director of Oracle Development monitor and respond to the Oracle
> > > forums, because you got an immediate response from the IBM Informix
> > > equivalents along with some other very knowledgeable and helpful
> IBMers
> > and
> > > Informix users.
> > >
> > > IBM does not have a road map for Informix - Please, at every IIUG
> > conference
> > > there is a road map that shows plans for enhancement (not just simply
> > > supporting the existing stuff) well into the next decade. Did I
mention
> > that
> > > IIUG2015 will return to San Diego this year April 26 - 30?
> > >
> > > High availability is an issue for Informix - We've got examples of
real
> > > Informix instances that have been up for over 1000 days continuously
or
> > > systems that have been forgotten about since they just run and run and
> > run
> > > and run forever without problems, "Oh, what's this server in this
closet
> > > for? Nobody knows, it pre-dates anyone that works here, but we
> rebooted
> > it
> > > once and our whole company went down so we just leave it on forever
> now."
> > > That server is probably running Informix. Add
> HDR/RSS/SDS/ER/Connection
> > > Manager to the equation and you've got a bullet proof HA solution for
> > when
> > > some jackhole accidentally unplugs the wrong cable and causes a
> problem.
> > >
> > > Flip, do me a favor and kick this oracle guy in the balls the next
time
> > you
> > > see him. He would do the same to you when it comes time to renew your
> > > licenses.
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ids-bounces@iiug.org [mailto:ids-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf Of
> > FLIP
> > > VAN WYNGAARDT
> > > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 2:14 AM
> > > To: ids@iiug.org
> > > Subject: Informix/Oracle [33660]
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I received the following comments from an Oracle Sales person:
> > >
> > > "Please note the below note to add in your motivation:
> > >
> > > IBM does not have a road map for Informix, making it a stagnant
product
> > and
> > > there is a possibility of little to zero support for Informix.
> > >
> > > High availability is an issue for Informix, therefore if RAF regards
the
> > > Informix DB as mission critical then they might want to have it
available
> > > 24/7.
> > >
> > > The abovementioned points are usually the reason why a customer
> would
> > > consider moving to Oracle database"
> > >
> > > Please give me your comments on this statement.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> >
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> --
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> Portugal
>
> http://informix-technology.blogspot.com
> My email works... but I don't check it frequently...
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