[Info-vax] VSI roadmap

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/18/2023 12:52 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 8/18/2023 12:45 PM, ultr... at gmail.com wrote:
>> On Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 10:33:50 PM UTC-4, bill wrote:
>>> On 8/16/2023 9:41 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> On 8/16/2023 8:23 PM, Dave Froble wrote:
>>>>> On 8/16/2023 4:21 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>>>> With all that then I think the main missing piece must be Rdb.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure how that should be considered, since Rdb is not in VSI's 
>>>>> hands.
>>>>
>>>> There will be a lot of customers waiting for it - not being able to
>>>> start their migration until it at least is ready for test.
>>>>
>>>> They do not wait less because it is Oracle and not VSI.
>>>>
>>>> Obviously if they want to push for it they should push Oracle not VSI.
>>>>
>>> Just out of curiosity, what do you do if Oracle says "No"?
>>
>> THEN YOU MAKE SURE SYNERGY PORTS THEIR DIBOL LANGUAGE ALONG WITH SQL 
>> CONNECT WHICH CONNECTS TO ORACLE
> 
> I certainly hope that Synergy port their DIBOL (DBL) to VMS x86-64.
> 
> But it is not really related to the question at hand.
> 
> If no Rdb then current Rdb users will have a problem.
> 
> But it is not a connectivity problem.
> 
> There are already ways to connect from almost any VMS
> language to almost any database.

But before this speculative thread spins out of control.

https://vmssoftware.com/docs/2022_accomplishments_webinar_20230110.pdf

says:

<quote>
Any word from Oracle on RDB for x86? I have checked their website, and 
so far,
nothing is mentioned in their compatibility matrix (just Alpha and Itanium).

Oracle communicated at the German HP Connect forum in September in
Böblingen, Germany, that the plan is to have RDB for x86 ready in Q1 2024.
</quote>

Until we hear otherwise that is what we should expect.

Arne