A TinyCTO.tv Hype Stack technical parable about vendor demo, different database, environment realism. Test vendors against representative data, constraints, volume, exceptions, and integration ownership.
# Episode 190 — The Vendor Demo Had a Different Database — Script
## Concept vendor demo;different database;environment realism
## Hype promise The new platform and vendor stack will unify data, simplify integration, and retire legacy uncertainty.
## System reality The vendor demo runs against a clean sample database with standard fields, while the enterprise uses decades of exceptions and local codes.
Risk approval is not risk ownership unless the decision is tied to people who can act when the risk becomes real.