Bill, >> Lo and behold, the politicians from the partner company, who I was required to work with, claimed that, as you describe, *we* (meaning *they*) has a need to analyze the requirements and choose the best tool for the job.<<
Politics is just another requirement from my perspective. I do not see this as classroom theory. In my experience this is reality. As you note, politics has an unfortunate impact of bogging the process down, but in my opinion, it is better to make mistakes as early in the process as possible. This is the cheapest place to make them. Sometimes politics makes it impossible to make the best decision from your perspective, but in reality the management feels they are making the best decision and they are paying the bills. Hopefully the decisions work out, or alternatively the management learns from the mistake. I have seen it go both ways. >> Perhaps what is really being asked is "what is the best general purpose database product for future investment?"<< Totally different question for a totally different perspective. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
