[Info-vax] [From VSI website] VSI Announces a Strategic Partnership with Sector 7

[Simon Clubley]

On 2021-01-28, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
> On 2021-01-28, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> On 1/28/2021 10:44 AM, Richard Murphy wrote:
>>> 
>>> Those actively migrating to Postgres are clearly skeptical about a committed
>>> port of Rdb for x86.
>>
>
> [snip]
>
>>
>> But the second worries me a bit. Why would people not have
>> faith in the Rdb x86-64 port? Does somebody know something
>> we don't know??
>>
>
> Well Jan-Erik or someone else has not posted a message-of-doom saying
> that the port of Rdb to x86-64 VMS has been cancelled so I assume that
> is still going ahead.
>
> So that leaves the obvious question, did the people who decided to move
> away from Rdb even know about the port of Rdb to x86-64 VMS ?
>
> If they eventually found out about it, was it too late to change course
> because they had now committed to moving off Rdb (and maybe away from VMS) ?
>
> Has the lack of _public_ announcements from VSI given those customers
> the wrong impression about how likely it is Rdb is coming to x86-64 VMS ?
> Judging from the comments here, Rdb on x86-64 VMS is a really big deal
> and VSI's public announcements should have reflected that.
>
> _This_ is exactly why VSI should be having major marketing campaigns to
> let everyone know as soon as possible that things like this have been
> committed to and to build an aura of confidence that these plans will
> turn into tangible products their potential customers can rely on.
>
> It was absolutely pathetic that VSI couldn't even put an announcement
> on their front page and in their news section about Oracle committing
> to Rdb on x86-64 VMS.
>
> How many potential VSI customers, even now, don't even know about the
> plans for Rdb on x86-64 VMS ?
>
> Yes, I know, it's annoying when I turn out to be right, but there's a

Also, that should say "it's annoying _if_ I turn out to be right", because
the above wording wrongly comes across as if I know something for sure.

I will point out however, that given a port of Rdb to x86-64 VMS _has_
been announced, it is reasonable to ask why are people moving away from
Rdb ? Did the announcement come too late to make a difference or do
people simply not know about the port of Rdb to x86-64 VMS even now ?

Simon.

> reason why I keep saying the things I do. There's no point in doing a
> port unless you _tell_ _EVERYONE_ _about_ _it_ so they can plan ahead. :-( :-(
>
> When the VMS port to Itanium was announced, everyone knew exactly what
> was going on with Rdb very early on and there was a really good reason
> for that.
>
> How many potential customers have VSI lost because of poor marketing ?
>
> Simon.
>


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