On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Everett, Vernon
<user-9da1a1882f49@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Hi all
If I could add my 0.02 worth of local currency, how about a complete break
from Hobbit and/or fantasy creatures.
As a consultant, Hobbit is one of the products I always try and push with
clients.
I do the install, provide support and write additional monitoring scripts
where they are required.
However, one issue I have encountered, is the difficulty I have in getting
CIOs and other senior members of management to take a product called Hobbit
seriously.
"What's in a name?" you say, and I agree with you, but we are talking PHBs
I bet when they don't laugh when the name of an OS is called "windows". But if
another OS comes as "Doors" they will laugh, I bet. Do you still value
their opinion?
That would be the "worst" reason to change a name in my opinion
here.
For some reason, Patrol, Nagios, MSM, Zenoss, and all the other names appear
to "inspire confidence".
Hobbit? Some people just refuse to take it seriously.
Maybe they associate Hobbits with childrens fantasy, I don't know, but I
have had push-back from at least 2 major clients based purely on the name.
I am talking about 2 corporate clients that had no monitoring, and wanted to
look at monitoring products, but refused to look at Hobbit because of the
name.
Well they should not use Hobbit then. Better that way I think
It wasn't an aversion to open source, because Nagios was on the table, but
suggest Hobbit, and PHBs snigger, and ask if it's a fantasy product, or has
hairy feet, or also comes up short, or some equally silly comment.
I know this is completely unjustified, because I know Hobbit is a superior
product, but when dealing with corporates, if the PHBs don't like it, you
can forget it.
I have no name suggestions at this time, but I will give it some thought.
Hobbitmon, it not bad, but I think PHB's might be more receptive to HMON.
Cheers
Vernon
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