Comments on: Danny Sabbah’s first challenge http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/05/31/danny-sabbahs-first-challenge/ An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:35:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bill Higgins http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/05/31/danny-sabbahs-first-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Bill Higgins Wed, 01 Jun 2005 02:25:15 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=240#comment-268 I think a more fundamental problem is that IBM's real technical leaders aren't often quoted in the mainstream press, period. The mainstream press likes to interview heads of groups (e.g. Nick Donofrio, Steve Mills) or heads of brands (e.g. Danny Sabbah as head of Rational) but technical leaders just don't tend to get interviewed. Just as you think Sam Ruby's opinion isn't represented in the mainstream press, when was the last time you saw a quote from more conservative IBM development leaders like Don Ferguson (head of the IBM Software Group architecture board) or Rob High (WebSphere chief architect)? Do a Google news search and you'll get the same results as for Sam: zero. Now when you look at the blogging space, Sam is a celebrated blogger and gets tons of hits. Don has a blog but rarely posts. Rob doesn't even have a blog. So I'd argue that Sam's views are better represented than either Don's or Rob's in the broader media. PS - There is an exception to this: Grady Booch. He is well aware of the value of LAMP as you can see in his recent Infoworld interview. I think a more fundamental problem is that IBM’s real technical leaders aren’t often quoted in the mainstream press, period. The mainstream press likes to interview heads of groups (e.g. Nick Donofrio, Steve Mills) or heads of brands (e.g. Danny Sabbah as head of Rational) but technical leaders just don’t tend to get interviewed.

Just as you think Sam Ruby’s opinion isn’t represented in the mainstream press, when was the last time you saw a quote from more conservative IBM development leaders like Don Ferguson (head of the IBM Software Group architecture board) or Rob High (WebSphere chief architect)? Do a Google news search and you’ll get the same results as for Sam: zero.

Now when you look at the blogging space, Sam is a celebrated blogger and gets tons of hits. Don has a blog but rarely posts. Rob doesn’t even have a blog.

So I’d argue that Sam’s views are better represented than either Don’s or Rob’s in the broader media.

PS – There is an exception to this: Grady Booch. He is well aware of the value of LAMP as you can see in his recent Infoworld interview.

]]> By: Ryan Tomayko http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2005/05/31/danny-sabbahs-first-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Ryan Tomayko Wed, 01 Jun 2005 01:22:53 +0000 http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/wp/?p=240#comment-267 I whole heartedly agree with your last paragraph, James. Like you said a few weeks ago, if there's an opinion, it's represented at IBM. Unfortunately, opinions like Sam Ruby's don't get into the mainstream tech press as often as needed and instead you see the same old year 2000 way of thinking even though it's obvious that those guys get it. I whole heartedly agree with your last paragraph, James. Like you said a few weeks ago, if there’s an opinion, it’s represented at IBM. Unfortunately, opinions like Sam Ruby’s don’t get into the mainstream tech press as often as needed and instead you see the same old year 2000 way of thinking even though it’s obvious that those guys get it.

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