Comments on: A Blessing in Disguise http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/ Zak Greant's Blog Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Joe Izenman http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/#comment-290 Joe Izenman Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:30:32 +0000 http://zak.greant.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=364#comment-290 (directed at Mr. Urlocker) It's all well and good to post things up on the main site and assume that most tech folk will miss it by virtue of going straight to dev.mysql.com, and maybe that's even the case. But the Twelve Days bits are going out over PlanetMySQL, as well, and I'd guess that the Developer/Executive ration is a bit more heavily skewed in the other direction on that front. That said, I do think there's some interesting stuff in there, and I'm looking forward to seeing some of the more in depth case studies you mentioned. (directed at Mr. Urlocker)

It's all well and good to post things up on the main site and assume that most tech folk will miss it by virtue of going straight to dev.mysql.com, and maybe that's even the case. But the Twelve Days bits are going out over PlanetMySQL, as well, and I'd guess that the Developer/Executive ration is a bit more heavily skewed in the other direction on that front.

That said, I do think there's some interesting stuff in there, and I'm looking forward to seeing some of the more in depth case studies you mentioned.

]]> By: ZUrlocker http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/#comment-294 ZUrlocker Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:14:09 +0000 http://zak.greant.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=364#comment-294 I've assumed that many developers just go directly to the developer zone http://dev.mysql.com and safely ignore anything on our home page that talks about TCO, CIO, ROI or other non-technical acronyms, but I could be wrong. A couple of weeks ago we created a CIO corner, but its still in its early stages. The idea is to try to make it easier for folks to find the information they are seeking, whether it's technical folks looking for hardcore information or business people looking for high-level benefits of open source. You can find the CIO corner here: http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/cio-corner/ --Zack I've assumed that many developers just go directly to the developer zone http://dev.mysql.com and safely ignore anything on our home page that talks about TCO, CIO, ROI or other non-technical acronyms, but I could be wrong.

A couple of weeks ago we created a CIO corner, but its still in its early stages. The idea is to try to make it easier for folks to find the information they are seeking, whether it's technical folks looking for hardcore information or business people looking for high-level benefits of open source. You can find the CIO corner here:
http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/cio-corner/

–Zack

]]> By: zak http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/#comment-293 zak Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:09:40 +0000 http://zak.greant.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=364#comment-293 Hey Zack, I'm out in Vancouver now - which tends to have pretty mild summers. I moved out a few years ago to work for a startup right after I left MySQL. As for the campaign, I think that there may be a difference between who it is intended for and who reads it. We know that developers are reading the materials and think that it is intended for them. Even more, they are commenting on it, where as I haven't seen any real feedback from the intended audience. It makes me wonder if having a section that is clearly just for non-developers would make sense - then it would be harder for your audiences to get confused about what is for them. Cheers! --zak Hey Zack,

I'm out in Vancouver now - which tends to have pretty mild summers. I moved out a few years ago to work for a startup right after I left MySQL.

As for the campaign, I think that there may be a difference between who it is intended for and who reads it. We know that developers are reading the materials and think that it is intended for them. Even more, they are commenting on it, where as I haven't seen any real feedback from the intended audience.

It makes me wonder if having a section that is clearly just for non-developers would make sense - then it would be harder for your audiences to get confused about what is for them.

Cheers!
–zak

]]> By: ZUrlocker http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/#comment-292 ZUrlocker Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:07:18 +0000 http://zak.greant.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=364#comment-292 Zak, nice to hear from you. Always good to get feedback on what we're doing. The 12 days campaign is targeted more towards non-technical folks (e.g. CIOs, IT Directors) but its a good point that our technical audience wants more meat. We will be developing some of these examples into case studies in the coming weeks to have more technical information. In the meantime if there are any tips or examples other folks want to share on the "how to" of scaling out, that's always appreciated. And I'm encouraging some of the more technical folks at MySQL to add their insights also. --Zack PS. I hope it's not too hot in Calgary this summer! Zak,
nice to hear from you. Always good to get feedback on what we're doing. The 12 days campaign is targeted more towards non-technical folks (e.g. CIOs, IT Directors) but its a good point that our technical audience wants more meat. We will be developing some of these examples into case studies in the coming weeks to have more technical information. In the meantime if there are any tips or examples other folks want to share on the "how to" of scaling out, that's always appreciated. And I'm encouraging some of the more technical folks at MySQL to add their insights also.

–Zack
PS. I hope it's not too hot in Calgary this summer!

]]> By: Log Buffer #49: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs « Coskans Approach to Oracle http://zak.greant.com/a-blessing-in-disguise/#comment-291 Log Buffer #49: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs « Coskans Approach to Oracle Fri, 15 Jun 2007 12:48:12 +0000 http://zak.greant.com.php5-6.websitetestlink.com/?p=364#comment-291 [...] was mostly busy with the The 12 Days of Scaleout campaign of the MySQL AB as pointed out by Zak Greant. Ronald Bradford summarized some of the tips he found useful about Wikipedia’s use of MySQL [...] [...] was mostly busy with the The 12 Days of Scaleout campaign of the MySQL AB as pointed out by Zak Greant. Ronald Bradford summarized some of the tips he found useful about Wikipedia’s use of MySQL [...]

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