tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821102667119630056.post5800402861137784045..comments2012-04-18T17:18:30.286-07:00Comments on Michelle's IT Illuminations: Oracle's Mendelsohn Talks Big Data TrashMICHELLE AGULhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00860079758060412917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821102667119630056.post-81770669733810267062012-04-18T17:18:30.286-07:002012-04-18T17:18:30.286-07:00Perhaps the word "lies" was a little har...Perhaps the word "lies" was a little harsh... probably over-the-top provocative. However, Oracle is well known for its hyperbole and tendency to misrepresent the facts.<br /><br />I have tremendous respect for what Oracle has achieved as a company, but now and again they need to be called out -- all in the spirit of good fun... It was certainly not my intent to do a "rubbishing" of people.MICHELLE AGULhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860079758060412917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-821102667119630056.post-28365504926628958452012-04-18T16:07:05.977-07:002012-04-18T16:07:05.977-07:00You introduce yourself as "providing illumina...You introduce yourself as "providing illuminating thoughts" yet basically instead of providing strong counter arguments you misrepresent him and call him a liar etc.<br /><br />You also dramatically inflate the Big Data price for effect? (I won't call it lies!)<br /><br /><br />Could you highlight an example of his "lies" as opposed to a view perhaps at odds with your own? How is that illuminating. <br /><br />Are you sure you work for an Oracle partner. Intelligent discourse disagreeing with them is fine, but you are just rubbishing people, perhaps a carear in politics awaits ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com