Re:Jefferies gives IBM Watson a Wall Street reality check
by emmelaich on Friday July 14, 2017 @01:31AM
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Yeah, IBM (and Oracle, and SAP and ...) have always been like this.
My own anecdote -- we had a need for a GIS/charting/mapping system. IBM responded to the RFP as did many others.
IBM proposed an entire office automation system with a minor charting system hanging off the side somewhere. Most of the components were unfamiliar to everyone. Though maybe there was Wordperfect or Lotus Notes in there. I remember meetings with IBM always had whole bunch of shiny suits whereas more focussed proposals just had one or two people visit.
After one or two rounds of pointless meetings our fairly technical director told them to go fuck off and never come back.
My own anecdote -- we had a need for a GIS/charting/mapping system. IBM responded to the RFP as did many others.
IBM proposed an entire office automation system with a minor charting system hanging off the side somewhere. Most of the components were unfamiliar to everyone. Though maybe there was Wordperfect or Lotus Notes in there. I remember meetings with IBM always had whole bunch of shiny suits whereas more focussed proposals just had one or two people visit.
After one or two rounds of pointless meetings our fairly technical director told them to go fuck off and never come back.