Comments on: IBM Defines a New Application Category: The Information Server Q&A http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/17/ibm-defines-a-new-application-category-the-information-server-qa/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/17/ibm-defines-a-new-application-category-the-information-server-qa/#comment-2517 stephen o'grady Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:35:06 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1130#comment-2517 well, we'll see. many of the media folks i spoke with were struggling a bit to understand what it was, and there are a lot of moving parts. sooner or later though, i think it'll be better understood because it's logical. as for SMBs, it's not really smaller customers - though i think they could absolutely use some of the federation technologies - but smaller medium size customers. the opportunity to tap a bunch of data sources of record, apply analytics and normalization to them and report of them using single queries could be enormously compelling to smaller shops with disparate data storage elements. well, we’ll see. many of the media folks i spoke with were struggling a bit to understand what it was, and there are a lot of moving parts. sooner or later though, i think it’ll be better understood because it’s logical.

as for SMBs, it’s not really smaller customers - though i think they could absolutely use some of the federation technologies - but smaller medium size customers. the opportunity to tap a bunch of data sources of record, apply analytics and normalization to them and report of them using single queries could be enormously compelling to smaller shops with disparate data storage elements.

]]> By: Mike Dolan http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/10/17/ibm-defines-a-new-application-category-the-information-server-qa/#comment-2516 Mike Dolan Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:53:18 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=1130#comment-2516 I think enterprises will understand this right away - heck most of them are already using Ascential/SOA to try mimicking this functionality. I'm curious though: what scenarios do you think SMBs could use this capability? Ignoring the price, I think it may be "too much functionality" to be concise... I think enterprises will understand this right away - heck most of them are already using Ascential/SOA to try mimicking this functionality. I’m curious though: what scenarios do you think SMBs could use this capability? Ignoring the price, I think it may be “too much functionality” to be concise…

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