Late last year I had a project torpedoed almost entirely because no one could find any "literature" about the U2 environment. The "it's OK, it's IBM" saw didn't work either.
They liked the concept of a multi-valued database, liked the design, were blown away by the proof of concept and were thrilled by the price. But since I was dealing with a group of intellectuals, not having published books was a death knell. They didn't want to be 'beholden' to a product that was so "cultish" (their words by the way). So, it does happen and I suspect more often that we are honestly aware of. Dave Graham -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Gravagno Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] Pick Pocket Guide > From: Bessel, Karen > Really???????? A lack of MV books may cost me my > job??? I don't want to throw flames here, but I don't > think I've ever heard anything quite so ridiculous. The concept is truly worthy of ridicule but voicing the belief that this has happened and will continue to happen should not itself be ridiculous. I'm sure a number of people here can attest to an exchange with a decision maker where lack of information about MV has caused some concern about whether the company's IT assets sould be based on the platform. We need to get past the stigmas of Pick and Prime, the "legacy" flavor of it, and stop sounding like grass-roots fans and start sounding more like supporters of mainstream solutions. U2 users lost the crutch of "it's OK, it's IBM". Now you need something else to lend credibility to the platform and your own business/technical decisions. The more information that people can easily find out there the better. Quick note to anyone who says they'd like to publish HowTos and other helpful info free to the community: that's what PickWiki and the U2UG wiki are for. Write your material there, solicit contributions and commentary, get people to collaborate, tell people the material is there! Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com Nebula R&D sells Pick/MultiValue products worldwide, and provides related development services remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com/blog Visit PickWiki.com! Contribute! http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
