Yes, Gary's editorial is, IMHO, poorly worded. He has seen the roadmap and knows one exists.
Every year it is updated with detail for the next 6-8 quarters. HCL, as the development and support partner , has publicly committed to 15+ years of new development and enhancement to the product. There are new fixpaks for both 12.10 and 14.10 and planning is currently under way for the V.next release.
Informix is a supported component in the IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) offering. At the recent all-hands IBM technical and sales training events there was a hands-on lab featuring Informix and other products in CP4D. It is reasonable to assume, (cough, cough) that other Informix offerings in the IBM Cloud Pak family will be available soon.
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Carlton Doe
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed March 04, 2020 05:10 AM
From: Benjamin Thompson
Subject: IIUG Insider February 2020 and Informix roadmap
The IIUG Insider editorial this month questioned how many IBMers still know Informix exists and whether there is a roadmap for 2020 and beyond.
On the first question members can rest assured the IBM Sales Team, at least, won't forget renewal dates; the rest I can only speculate about. On the second I am sure there is a roadmap: I have seen it. However it is from HCL and not IBM of course. Is the concern expressed specific to IBM? To the uninitiated the editorial may give the impression that there is no roadmap.
Ben.
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Benjamin Thompson
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