Musings on the world of software from the sharp end of the long tail
Posted in Red Hat, Technology, open source on May 8th, 2008
There was a time when when the main selling point of (Free) Open Source was cost and consumers of the technology we’re willing to make compromises in other areas. I think that’s changed and Enterprise adoption is one of the causes. If your are responsible for maintaining your organization’s business crtitcal infrastructure - you’re […]
Posted in Red Hat, Technology on May 3rd, 2008
For me, the main attraction of JavaOne is the opportunity to connect email addresses to faces - ie. it’s a great social and netorking opportunity - nearly everyone in Java-land (and beyond) will be there. This year, it looks like JBoss will have a pretty decent attendance. As well as the usual developer, enterprise Java, […]
Posted in Technology on Apr 5th, 2008
Dear lazy web. As of next week; and for the first time in many years I’ll be suffering a commute twice a day. I’m hoping it’ll be quick - 20 minutes or so; but still - that’s the best part of an hour a day I’ll lose. So, I’m looking for some good daily podcasts […]
Posted in Marketing, Technology, open source on Mar 26th, 2008
This is article explains the shortcomings of the way web application providers typically engage potential customers - ie. the web form. I wonder how much time people spend filling in these dumb forms (never to return to the site) - what a waste - for all concerned. The article got me thinking about technology adoption […]
Posted in Enterprise, Technology on Mar 12th, 2008
Sun’s innovative Modular Data Center (aka BlackBox) will be at the SAS Institute Campus in my hometown of Cary, North Carolina today. I had a good look around when the BlackBox tour started last year in California; and I would definitely recommend taking some time out to take a look - here’s a […]
Posted in Technology on Mar 11th, 2008
By way of Joerg Moellenkamp - here’s one cool video of the 4 turbo, 1001 hp Bugatti Veyron. I’m no motor-head but this car is a thing of beauty with some incredible technology to nudge it to a top speed of 407 km/h.
Posted in Enterprise, Technology on Mar 11th, 2008
As a technologist I’ve managed to completely avoid the world of databases; I think it had something to do with a bad reaction to relational algebra in a CS class. However - my employer has made its aspirations clear so I thought I should at least take some interest.
IDC have just released their RDBMS Vendor […]
Posted in Technology, apple on Mar 8th, 2008
I’m still an aspiring iPhone owner - having only bought a second replacement Treo in the last year - I’m not quite ready to shell out more cash right now; and I’m also waiting for TomTom (or a competitor) to port their GPS app. to the iPhone. That’s something I use a lot and I’m […]
Posted in Enterprise, Technology, open source on Mar 5th, 2008
If you work in the IT / software industry and unless you’ve been shipwrecked on a deserted island for the last 5 years you have probably followed the rise of JBoss. I have tracked them very closely as a competitor. Founded in 2001; JBoss proved the commercial Open Source model, disrupted the incumbents in an […]
Posted in Enterprise, Technology on Mar 3rd, 2008
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The chances of me attending this year are […]