We’re in the market for a new database at work, so we’ve had vendors coming in to give three-day demos of their software. I won’t name any names, but the first group was really top notch. All of the presenters really knew their stuff, and they were polished and professional, but not aloof. Their product looked good, and they made it fairly easy to understand.
The latest group, well, they’re another story. I was really getting into watching the first group present, and I was looking forward to seeing what they were going to show us next. I’m dreading going into the next presention from the current group. They don’t appear to know their product as well, and frankly, their software doesn’t seem as good a fit for us as the first vendor’s did. I feel kind of bad for these latest folks, not knowing what they’re up against.
