People Over Process

• Microsoft now wants its Shared Source licenses to qualify as open source
  (tags: msft sharedsource opensource oscon)
• Ozzie spells out the Live platform layers
  Sounds like an operating system in the cloud. Maybe an SOA-based operating system.
  (tags: saas msft zdnet ozzie live)
• A checkpoint on Web 2.0 in the enterprise
  (tags: web2.0 socialsoftware enterprise2.0 behindthefirewall zdnet research)
• Microsoft describes software plus services
  “utility computing fabric”…I haven’t seen the fabric metaphor used in a long time. The description here reminds me of eBay’s use of SOA-ish stuff internally.
  (tags: soa msft saas live)
• Last Redshift redux (hopefully): Couldn’t salesforce.com forget the hardware and use Amazon’s EC2?
  Nice, lengthy comparison between using Amazon EC2 vs. the Sun Network.com/Grid.
  (tags: network.com ec2 jobs batchjobs saas amazon)
• Microsoft’s Ballmer asks investors for patience
  When did Microsoft’s meme about “making big bets on the future” start?
  (tags: msft qtr_calls words)
• Conformity - SaaS Management
  Blog on SaaS management. Exciting! We outta get them on a podcast.
  (tags: sass itmangement blogs)
• Conformity – SaaS Application and User Management Solutions
  “Conformity is working with leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors and end-users to develop a new platform that improves the way organizations manage their SaaS and web-based applications, users and activity.”
  (tags: saas itmanagement sysmgmt)
• Boasso on Business: GETTING SAAS WRONG
  “SaaS backwards”?
  (tags: saas)
• Containers - a photoset on Flickr
  Photo essay on containers.
  (tags: containers koranteng pictures)
• Hackszine.com: HOWTO unstick your Mighty Mouse trackball
  (tags: hacks mightymouse apple hardware)
• Online communities a godsend for IT managers, survey says
  Admins using the public web to problem solve…
  (tags: collabsysmgmt itmanagement sysmgmt numbers commnuity search via:alterpointblog)
• ZipTie Open Source Reaches Another Milestone - Network Management Evolution - Because change is inevitable
  (tags: ziptie alterpoint austin networkingmanagement opensource discovery via:alterpointblog)
• EMC exec targets open source plan for sustainable innovation - Network World
  Interesting, if brief, comments about advantage of widening the community of people developing code.
  (tags: emc opensource commnuity cocreation innovation via:alterpointblog)
• BarCamp / BarCampSanMarcos
  BarCamp somewhere between Austin and Dallas. Load up on country food and tacos! Nerds in the country!
  (tags: barcamp texas)
• Pittsburgh English
  (tags: english language pittsburgh)
• What’s Really Going On With Podtech?
  (tags: podtech via:twitter rumours drama video audio)

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