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What are your plans regarding the new IDS Compression feature:
Submitted by eherber on Thu, 2009-07-16 22:06
We plan to purchase and use it
5% (2 votes)
We would use it, if IBM wouldn't charge an extra license fee
89% (39 votes)
We see no real benefit in compression
7% (3 votes)
Total votes: 44
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Virtualization
Submitted by eherber on Tue, 2009-04-21 11:21
We already deployed IDS in a virtualized environment
35% (19 votes)
We are planning to deploy IDS in a virtualized environment
29% (16 votes)
We have no plans to deploy IDS in a virtualized environment
36% (20 votes)
Total votes: 55
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Does IBM do enough to create IDS product awareness in the marketplace ?
Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2009-03-20 17:10
Yes, IBM does a lot regarding IDS product awareness
5% (9 votes)
Partially, IBM does something but there is room for more
16% (27 votes)
No, IBM does almost do nothing regarding IDS product awareness
79% (138 votes)
Total votes: 174
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Should SAP extend IDS support for current and certify IDS for future SAP releases ?
Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2008-12-31 12:53
Yes, I would like to see SAP supporting IBM's flagship OLTP data server
86% (102 votes)
No, supporting a single data server (DB2) from IBM is enough
3% (3 votes)
I don't care as we already migrated our SAP systems to the Oracle DBMS
12% (14 votes)
Total votes: 119
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What are your plans regarding IDS V11 certification ?
Submitted by eherber on Sat, 2008-11-22 11:06
I'm already certified on IDS V11
32% (18 votes)
I intend to get certified on IDS V11
53% (30 votes)
I'll skip IDS V11 and directly certify on IDS V12 :-)
2% (1 vote)
I've no interest in certification
14% (8 votes)
Total votes: 57
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Poll: Informix on Campus Program
Submitted by eherber on Mon, 2008-09-22 21:43
Informix on Campus Program
We all heard heard about IBM's revised database strategy directly from IBM executives thru several webcasts or during the IIUG 2008 conference. IDS is now an emancipated data server and is the flagship database for OLTP as well as integrated solutions.
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The start of a serious "Informix on Campus Program" from IBM for IDS is
Submitted by eherber on Mon, 2008-09-22 20:22
long overdue
95% (163 votes)
beneficial but not essential
5% (8 votes)
not worth worrying about
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 171
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Do you prefer Raw Devices or Cooked Files as IDS Chunks ?
Submitted by eherber on Sat, 2008-08-02 12:16
Raw Devices
61% (46 votes)
Cooked Files
39% (30 votes)
Total votes: 76
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How do you achieve High Availability for your IDS database ?
Submitted by eherber on Tue, 2008-06-17 22:47
We use Informix HDR or/and SDS/RSS
49% (36 votes)
We use Informix ER
22% (16 votes)
We use a Shadow Database (Continuous Log Restore)
1% (1 vote)
We use a Hardware/OS Cluster Solution (HACMP, Veritas, ServiceGuard...)
16% (12 votes)
We use a disk-array-based Replication
11% (8 votes)
Others
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 73
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What do you think about IBM's current marketing strategy with regard to Informix ?
Submitted by eherber on Sun, 2008-03-02 11:04
IBM's current non-product related marketing strategy is adequate/efficient
11% (8 votes)
IBM should move to a more product focussed marketing strategy
89% (67 votes)
Total votes: 75
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The IDS port for MAC OS X is
Submitted by eherber on Tue, 2008-01-22 23:21
a clever move and will create new business opportunities for IDS
46% (46 votes)
interesting but will not make a substantial impact
39% (39 votes)
probably an unprofitable investment
15% (15 votes)
Total votes: 100
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Rate the official IBM Informix website(s) on a scala from 1 to 5
Submitted by eherber on Sat, 2007-12-22 10:59
1=poor
28% (20 votes)
2=insufficient
50% (36 votes)
3=reasonable
15% (11 votes)
4=beneficial
3% (2 votes)
5=excellent
4% (3 votes)
Total votes: 72
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How many IDS instances are managed by a single DBA in your company ?
Submitted by eherber on Thu, 2007-11-22 16:48
1-3
6% (4 votes)
4-10
16% (11 votes)
11-50
44% (31 votes)
51-200
26% (18 votes)
More than 200
9% (6 votes)
Total votes: 70
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What is your preferred IDS backup method ?
Submitted by eherber on Mon, 2007-09-24 10:44
Ontape
57% (42 votes)
Onbar
30% (22 votes)
External Backup/Restore (EBR)
5% (4 votes)
Dbexport/Unload
8% (6 votes)
Onunload
0% (0 votes)
Total votes: 74
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Your Plans regarding the rollout of IDS 11 on production systems
Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2007-07-27 11:24
Already installed and running
21% (13 votes)
Planning it for the next 3-6 months
33% (21 votes)
Planning it for the next 6-12 months
25% (16 votes)
Planning it for somewhere later
14% (9 votes)
No plans to use IDS 11 on production systems
6% (4 votes)
Total votes: 63
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Have you regular visits from IBM (Informix) sales/presales persons ?
Submitted by eherber on Thu, 2007-06-28 22:52
Yes - at least once a quarter
6% (4 votes)
Yes - at least every two quarters
2% (1 vote)
No - only occasionally
8% (5 votes)
No - only if I've explicitly asked for it
27% (17 votes)
No - I've never seen an IBM (Informix) sales/presales person
56% (35 votes)
Total votes: 62
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Your favorite Cheetah talent ?
Submitted by eherber on Fri, 2007-06-01 00:33
SQL Administration Interface
5% (5 votes)
NonBlocking Checkpoints/RTO
16% (18 votes)
Open Admin Tool (IDSAdmin)
8% (9 votes)
MACH 11
45% (50 votes)
Database Scheduler
5% (6 votes)
SQL Tracing Mechanism
9% (10 votes)
Deployment Wizard
1% (1 vote)
Optimistic Concurrency
10% (11 votes)
Total votes: 110
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IBM's Marketing Activities regarding IDS are:
Submitted by eherber on Wed, 2007-05-09 18:50
Excellent
2% (1 vote)
Satisfactory
8% (4 votes)
Disappointing
72% (36 votes)
Inexistent
18% (9 votes)
Total votes: 50
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Beside IDS which other DBMS is strategic for your company ?
Submitted by eherber on Sat, 2007-04-07 14:23
Oracle
40% (35 votes)
MS SQL Server
23% (20 votes)
DB2 Linux/Unix/Win
13% (11 votes)
MySQL
17% (15 votes)
Postgres
7% (6 votes)
Total votes: 87
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What is your opinion about a free IDS version ?
Submitted by eherber on Sat, 2007-03-03 11:47
A free IDS version for production use like the DB2 Express-C offering is mandatory
90% (181 votes)
The current free IDS version for educational use offered thru the IIUG is sufficient
9% (19 votes)
A free IDS version is needless
1% (2 votes)
Total votes: 202
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