The liveliest session at RedMonk’s annual unconference at Sun Microsystems CommunityOne event on Monday was the rich Internet application discussion. Given RIA was the last chat of the day, that was pretty good going. A point that Stephen also makes here with some photographic evidence. Its always interesting to see the way our industry makes progress, without […]
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links for 2008-05-06
May 6, 2008 – 11:34 pm
After Oracle, Former Sleepycat CEO Hunts For Next Gig — Open Source — InformationWeek
mike is awesome. you should hire him.
(tags: sleepycat oracle)
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Booting Open Solaris in Upper Class
May 4, 2008 – 11:21 pm
I have decided to leapfrog desktop Linux and move straight to Solaris on my Thinkpad after meeting Chris Armes, senior director Solaris engineering on my flight over to JavaOne. I am only half-kidding. Chris sat next to me on the flight over to SF, and we got talking. He showed me OpenSolaris booting off a USB stick. […]
links for 2008-05-02
May 2, 2008 – 11:33 pm
netzooid » Blog Archive » Dear Google: Learn how to party
I must admit I was surprised by the Google party last year. Richer than Croesus and the wine was undrinkable, and there wasn’t a DJ. what’s up with that?
(tags: Google party music JavaOne)
E-piphanies - Good Ideas Gone Wrong - IBM Twits or Silly Walks?
Kara Swisher […]
On RedMonk @ CommunityOne and Why Sun is OK
May 2, 2008 – 3:04 pm
Monday we’re running an unconference at Sun’s CommunityOne show in SF. Its free and open to all. We promise some of the coolest t-shirts ever, with ones for women too (not just small size). Expect really good conversations about open source, open standards, community development, dynamic scripting languages, Twitter (of course), social media tools and […]
Sustainability On Steroids: IBM, Nortel, SAS, SAP etc
May 1, 2008 – 10:01 pm
That’s what I am talking about over here.
IBM is also pushing into certification. I think the firm needs to think bigger though and to take on bigger challenges (not often I say that). Data center energy optimisation is interesting, but IBM should be looking at driving power improvements in supply chains, manufacturing plants, building central […]
links for 2008-04-28
April 28, 2008 – 11:34 pm
Techworld.com - VMware talks green after strong Q1
VMware banging the green drum even more agressively. Will Microsoft “rise above it”? doing so would be the wrong idea, in my opinion.
(tags: vmware green)
Web 2.0 Reflections | Venture Chronicles
very damning. I have some ideas about how to do a more effective expo floor - plan to suggest […]
“IBM news may signal enterprise mashup maturity”
April 26, 2008 – 2:06 pm
Infoworld.
“Anytime IBM gets into something, it usually calms people down as something safe to use in their business,” said Michael Coté, an analyst with Redmonk.
What he said. I talked to IBM mashup strategy here.
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April 25, 2008 – 11:38 pm
The secret to creating ‘pretty’ code - at ZDNet.co.uk
this guy believes in pretty code
(tags: pretty)
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IBM copies Sun on containers, has the best PR machine
April 25, 2008 – 5:21 pm
I keep reading this headline and metaphorically rubbing my eyes/scrubbing my ears.
Cloud Computing Gains Steam With New I.B.M. Gear
What’s up with that? “Cloud” meets “Gear” in a huge PR triumph. Cloud… Gear… geddit?
So Microsoft announces Mesh, and Amazon cloud growth is exploding. But not when we’re looking at the traditional hardware business.
What I hadn’t realised […]
Diligent Storage is Green Storage
April 25, 2008 – 12:08 pm
IBM’s latest acquisition. I’m just sayin…
Diligent develops in-line data de-duplication software that is integrated with server and storage infrastructures to help organizations significantly reduce the amount and cost of physical storage required in data centers. Enterprise and mid-sized organizations are faced with data centers that are reaching a breaking point of complexity and manageability, […]
links for 2008-04-24
April 24, 2008 – 11:34 pm
Techworld.com - Lots of downtime for HP’s Upline
oops
(tags: HP storage cloud)
Intel launches mashup tool
we really need to talk to Intel about this. I had seen it mentioned in passing, but now Intel seems intent on making some waves with it.
(tags: Intel)
Publishers need to mimic tech firms, says FT.com chief | PDA: The Digital Content […]
McAfee shows you all how to run an excellent conference
April 24, 2008 – 5:48 pm
Make. It. Green.
Seriously- I am extremely impressed with the company’s sustainability efforts, which I wrote up over here. If you insist on running a conference in Las Vegas (and yes environmentally Orlando is probably just as bad) then why not make real efforts to attend to the carbon footprint involved?
Great job Douglas Sabo!!! Special […]
links for 2008-04-22
April 22, 2008 – 11:39 pm
Open Sources | Rodrigues & Urlocker | InfoWorld | RedMonk’s unconference at Java One | April 21, 2008 07:12 AM | Zack Urlocker
The drumbeat starts in earnest. RedMonkOne at CommunityOne at JavaOne is coming up fast. May 5th. Thanks so much for the kind words Savio and Zack! Can’t wait to see you at the […]
links for 2008-04-18
April 18, 2008 – 11:37 pm
James Governor: Tube Measurer (Metric) on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
this is one of the best marketing campaigns I have ever seen. Well done ThoughtFarmer- talk about pressing all the right buttons. Talk to the ego- get written up
(tags: thoughtfarmer marketing 2.0)
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links for 2008-04-17
April 17, 2008 – 11:37 pm
Global sales give IBM earnings boost
The economy may be worsening but IBM’s heft is helping it post some really good numbers. Its great to see your biggest client holding up well in the teeth of some potentially tough times. IBM isn’t skinny, which is goodness when belts need tightening.
(tags: IBM clients)
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April 16, 2008 – 11:34 pm
Wall Streeter Converts to a Fan of Regulation - New York Times
is the pendulum really swinging to Big Regulation? Its increasingly looking like it.
(tags: regulation compliance)
FT.com / Columnists / John Kay - Lennon was right about music and the man
more copyright insanity. in the EU this time.
(tags: copyright)
U.C. Berkeley student’s Twitter messages alerted world to […]
Impact 2008: Thoughts on CICS, WebSphereMQ and SOA
April 16, 2008 – 9:23 pm
Last Tuesday I met with Yvonne Perkins, VP of Enterprise Platform Software, IBM. We were in a one to one at Impact 2008, discussing CICS, its future and how IBM positions it and other core middleware technologies such as WebSphereMQ.
Yvonne made the quite reasonable argument that CICS was very much part of the overall IBM SOA story, […]
Energy Camp: the unconference for oil at $120+ a barrel
April 16, 2008 – 2:32 pm
In case you hadn’t noticed, my pet project GreenMonk is now bleeding over into RedMonk proper. Having initially thought I would focus more on social change underpinned by the familiar RedMonk playbook - namely open source and social media and grassroots adoption triangulated with a good dollop of “enterprisey” - I have been pulled back […]
For Mash Get Smash: IBM and situational applications in the Post-Brand era. What price a SaaS model?
April 14, 2008 – 2:48 pm
The launch of IBM Mashup Center was one of the key announcements at Impact 2008. We got a chance to talk to Friend of RedMonk Larry Bowden about it. Larry was a key player in building the IBM portals business, which is still growing at a nice clip. He tends to look beyond IBM’s traditional software brands, preferring more pragmatic go to […]
links for 2008-04-10
April 10, 2008 – 11:37 pm
Privacy disclosure for credit application at chromatic.net
everything wrong with the world of credit authorisation. the system stinks of shit. please get a grip financial services companies.
(tags: credit privacy)
Geek Speak Women | find technical women to speak
matchmaking to help find great, technical, women speakers
(tags: women IT)
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links for 2008-04-08
April 8, 2008 – 11:36 pm
Evaluation of Ten Standard Setting Organizations.pdf (application/pdf Object)
IDC evaluates the openness of various standards bodies on behalf of Denmark.
(tags: IDC standards)
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links for 2008-04-04
April 4, 2008 – 11:35 pm
Salesforce.com’s Benioff bests SAP’s Plattner in debate | Outside the Lines - CNET News.com
great knockabouts stuff from Benioff and Plattner. Thanks Dan for capturing this debate.
(tags: SAP salesfrorce.com)
Seesmic + Twhirl is a Vision of the Web’s Future - ReadWriteWeb
I haven’t caught the seesmic bug and i don’t use offline twitter clients. other than that this […]
Building a Social Media Platform and Community: Three Legs
April 4, 2008 – 3:14 pm
One of the things about being an industry analyst is that its possible to get pulled away from the coalface and lose sight of what’s actually happening on the make-side. Arguably I was never at the coalface. My background before becoming an analyst was as a journalist. There are some that argue you need to […]
links for 2008-04-03
April 3, 2008 – 11:35 pm
Once More unto the Breach: Follow-up on Brad Smith Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) Keynote
what me, wear a jacket? but i am steve o’grady. you’re lucky i didn’t wear a basecall cap guys. seriously- if anything illustrates the ongoing nature of OSBC its the jackets on the panel.
(tags: jackets DFOF)
Ubuntu chief picks panda over […]
You Know You’re Just Another Media Company When…
April 3, 2008 – 4:57 pm
EMI is poaching your people.
You purchase another media company and immediately lay off 25% of the workforce.
When rumors fly around you’re buying other major firms such as Skype and Expedia.
When you miss your numbers and the share price feels the pain.
When you buy cool startups that suddenly disappear.
This post was originally supposed to be […]
links for 2008-03-19
March 19, 2008 – 11:24 pm
Lenovo’s Olympic Blogging Program at Churbuck.com
Lenovo’s strategy for the Olympics. put the athletes at the center of the blog/video/etc 2.0 maelstrom. The company can only hope its chosen athletes don’t all lose, creating the narrative “curse of Lenovo”.
(tags: Lenovo Web2.0)
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links for 2008-03-18
March 18, 2008 – 11:28 pm
Techworld.com - VMware fixes security bugs
free hypervisor security issues
(tags: VMware security)
niksilver.com » QCon London 2008: A Michelin-starred deli
some nice praise for a couple of contributors to case study track at QCON, managed by yours truly
(tags: qconlondon2008)
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links for 2008-03-17
March 17, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Joho the Blog » Chinposin, the latest faux rage
Everychin is Miscellaneous. David Weinberger on the chinposin train
(tags: chinposin)
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15 Ways to Tell Its Not Cloud Computing
March 13, 2008 – 4:47 pm
If you peel back the label and its says “Grid” or “OGSA” underneath… its not a cloud.
If you need to send a 40 page requirements document to the vendor then… it is not cloud.
If you can’t buy it on your personal credit card… it is not a cloud
If they are trying to sell you hardware… its not […]
Clustering at QCON: liveblogging Ari from Terracotta
March 13, 2008 – 3:24 pm
I flew back from Orlando to London last night and come straight to the practitioner-heavy QCON architecture conference. I will check out a few sessions before calling it a day. The first one I am going to is a presentation about clustering from Ari Zilka, CTO of Terracotta [Disclosure: client]
Terracotta is JVM-level clustering, which allows you to scale apps across multiple nodes. Terracotta not only […]
links for 2008-03-12
March 12, 2008 – 11:22 pm
InfoQ: David Pollak on lift and Scala
Lift - a new framework for web apps, led by friend of RedMonk Dave Pollak
(tags: Lift languages)
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March 8, 2008 – 11:23 pm
The stupidity of metrics at Churbuck.com
agreed. but i wouldn’t really fancy flying in a plane with no instruments either.
(tags: metrics)
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Introducing Chinposin Fridays
March 7, 2008 – 6:46 pm
@oliver
Reading this really nice post by Mark Cathcart reminded me just about the only place I haven’t talked about Chinpose Fridays is on this blog. Rather than rehash the explanation here I will just say as Mark points out, that its like a “dress down Friday”.
But the water cooler here is a bunch of […]
Analyst Spoon Feeding: Why I Respect Jeremiah Owyang
March 7, 2008 – 5:39 pm
One of my worst traits is an assumption that everyone is already up to speed on any given subject. I tend to think fast, learn fast, move on fast, and of course talk fast. For a long time I have watched Jeremiah Owyang and been impressed with his willingness to slow down a little bit, […]
links for 2008-03-04
March 4, 2008 – 11:22 pm
Terra Nova: Gaming / Life
now i feel bad. i got linked to, but when i saw ren’s tweets on the subject i was on my phone, which doesn’t support DM (note to brain: I could have used the D command, though) and meant to send something the next I logged on. Happy Birthday Ren!!!
(tags: birthday)
The […]
links for 2008-03-03
March 3, 2008 – 11:24 pm
When hype can go overboard and hurt credibility « SageCircle Blog
When briefing analysts there is a real danger hyperbole will damage your credibility, and so the relationship. be realistic. like Chuck D said “Don’t Believe The Hype”
(tags: AR publicenemy)
Electro Mate
thomas otter says i need to know this chap. i certainly see the common ground on […]
links for 2008-03-01
March 1, 2008 – 11:21 pm
A chinposium for the chinerati
chinposin
(tags: chinposin)
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February 29, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Finally on the same page « Adventures in systems land
why operating systems don’t matter. seriously.
(tags: OS mainframe Linux)
Ed Brill
the community wants to see mad lotuz skillz from students…
(tags: Lotus)
Adobe delivers tools to enrich e-commerce - 25 Feb 2008 - IT Week
“Adobe needs to play a role in promoting best practice for developers, so that they […]
On Open Source Analysis: Response to Armadgeddon
February 29, 2008 – 10:56 am
The folks at Armadgeddon have some justifiable questions about the Open Source Analysis model, which I believe I have answered before, but evidently not to their satisfaction. Before I proceed though I want to say a little bit about Gartner, a company which I increasingly respect. Sure there are things about the company which I […]
links for 2008-02-28
February 28, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Techworld.com - Judges for Techworld Awards announced
I am a judge
(tags: awards)
Coding Horror: Douchebaggery
the people are opinionated just like the software. that’s Railsianism.
(tags: Rails)
Why social media scares the analyst firms and vendor AR teams « SageCircle Blog
doesn’t scare me.
(tags: socialmedia analystbiz)
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What is Open Source Analysis?
February 28, 2008 – 5:08 pm
Carter Lusher asked about open source analysis, so I compiled these links:
Why Open Source Analysis Will Grow: Learning from The Sumerians by yours truly.
Open Source, Meet RedMonk. RedMonk, Meet Open Source by Stephen.
Analyzing Open Source Analysis: The Q&A Stephen again.
In praise of open source analysis by Jonny Bentwood
Open source analysis by John Udell.
Open Source and […]
RedMonk Audiovisual Services: podcasts, TV etc
February 28, 2008 – 4:49 pm
Awesome post from Cote. If you want to know about RedMonk shows and and commercial offerings please read this. We immediately got an awesome reference from Ian Skerrett, VP of Marketing at the Eclipse Foundation.
As a happy customer, I recommend your services to anyone. The Eclipse screencasts have been very successful and are a great […]
On douchebags, DB2 and Rails: DHH not pragmatic enough?
February 28, 2008 – 3:13 pm
I was reading this post from Jeff Atwood when something started bothering me. Jeff talks to David Heinemeier Hansson’s claim that real programmers (that is, ones he would hire) don’t use Windows. Frankly its not just coders that are all now running Macs - I looked around the press room at VMWorld yesterday and Macs […]
links for 2008-02-26
February 26, 2008 – 11:26 pm
Shoes maketh the man. « Dedicated Followers of Fashion
my shoes don’t shine so good. but then nobody would ever accuse of trying “climb the greasy corporate pole”.
(tags: comedy shoes)
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How To Write a Good Bio
February 26, 2008 – 12:55 pm
Ha- trick title. I don’t know about you but I always feel like bios are a bit of a nightmare. I mean- what have I really done or achieved that is worth mentioning? My resume was traditionally pretty dry, but then I spiced it up a bit after seeing an outstanding, nicely personal bio from […]
links for 2008-02-22
February 22, 2008 – 11:26 pm
Tech must introduce bit miles | Greenbang
great to see my idea picked up by greenbang. “bit miles” - if you can ship it digitally, then do so.
(tags: bitmiles green)
Tv_hi_fairlyoddparents_02.jpg (JPEG Image, 280×425 pixels)
use the chin
(tags: comedy chin)
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links for 2008-02-20
February 20, 2008 – 11:26 pm
Scribd’s iPaper Plan - GigaOM
i thought FlashPaper was a very cool idea, so this is interesting. I do worry however that building an ad model on top of “user generated content” is likely to make youtube copyright infringement look like an easily managed cakewalk
(tags: Flash scribd)
Investor Relations - CNET Networks - Press Release
Well done Dan… […]
links for 2008-02-18
February 18, 2008 – 11:22 pm
The Pizza Strategy: 5 Tips for a Successful Business « Radiowalker: Tech Business Beat
Atlassian is one of the best young companies in the industry. It still has an opening for a VP Marketing. They want really solid execution skills rather than a visionary. If you’re both, then its a shoe in.
(tags: Atlassian RedMonkclients jobs)
Are you […]
links for 2008-02-15
February 15, 2008 – 11:21 pm
OLDTAPELARGE.JPG (JPEG Image, 490×711 pixels)
awesome picture. now i need to find a way to use it. woman with IBM tape drive
(tags: tape mainframe picture)
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“IBM doesn’t want to be your father’s IBM, it wants to be your son’s”: On Simplicity, Sustainability and App Dev
February 15, 2008 – 11:20 am
I received a call from Chris Kanaracus, an IDG reporter I enjoy working with, the other day. He was researching a story on IBM and its new academic program working with students on environments including Ruby on Rails. Investing in students is always a solid strategic option for any tech company. Catch them early and […]
links for 2008-02-14
February 14, 2008 – 11:19 pm
Kevin Kelly — The Technium
gardens need gardens. you can have beauty without, but order comes from putting in the work, understanding the discipline, and working with the materials at hand.
(tags: tag_gardening)
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7 Tips To Run a Great Analyst Event: Dos and Don’ts.
February 14, 2008 – 12:53 pm
I got an email inquiry today asking for advice about running a good analyst briefing day. I thought it would be useful to share:
1. Have customers, partners and technologists at the event; encourage them to talk to the analysts in informal settings
2. Don’t try and cram so much into the day that analysts have no […]
links for 2008-02-13
February 13, 2008 – 11:22 pm
Innovation + Responsibility : Weblog
I guess it should be no surprise that Sun’s CSR lead is thinking so deeply about the social aspects of CSR. Anyone for facebook as a cause management system?
(tags: Sun CSR2.0 RedMonkclients)
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links for 2008-02-11
February 11, 2008 – 11:22 pm
Bill de hÓra: links for 2008-02-09
high praise from anyone. from Bill? I can rest *easy*- my analysis is solid. getting the balance right can be hard.
(tags: via:dehora Sun)
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Strong Leaders, Strange Bedfellows and The Art of War by Sun Two
February 8, 2008 – 6:50 pm
Strange bedfellows is a hallmark theme Jonathan Schwartz’s rein as CEO of Sun Microsystems. I can’t think of a better illustration of his leadership than a slide at Sun Analyst Summit 2008 which names Dell, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft as partners. Meet the new boss, totally different from the old boss.
Jonathan is quiet, understated and concentrates on […]
links for 2008-02-06
February 6, 2008 – 11:24 pm
People Over Process » SAS2008: Growing the Pie, or, How Many Times Can I Type “Pie?”
the real question as i see it is: “Pie or Pudding”.
(tags: Pie Sun Pudding comedy)
Daring Fireball: Some of the Tweets All of the Time vs. All of the Tweets Some of the Time
i concur. And i wish Twitter wouldn’t just […]
OSGi and The Rise of The Stackless Stack: Just in Time
February 5, 2008 – 6:29 pm
When I first heard about OSGi I had no clue what it was. To be honest I initially confused it with OGSA, the Open Grid Services Architecture, which seems like another over-ambitious (and ultimately unsuccessful) initiative to enable pooled computing resources through traditional vendor standards efforts.
But I swiftly realised the error of my ways. OSGi has massive […]
links for 2008-02-04
February 4, 2008 – 11:24 pm
Microsoft Adds Research Lab in East as Others Cut Back - New York Times
Microsoft still investing in primary research. Also - this is, according to the Times, the first major US corporate R&D lab run by a woman. Well done MS, on both counts.
(tags: Microsoft R&D)
MySQL Acquisition Edges Sun Closer to a Complete OSS Stack
Gartner […]
links for 2008-02-01
February 1, 2008 – 11:19 pm
LinuxWorld names its top open source business leaders for 2008 | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET Blogs
it is a trifle embarrassing to be on this list, but i guess we’re pretty high profile. Fwiw- I believe matt aslett did make the list by proxy […]
A Memo That Clarifies the Microsoft Yahoo bid
February 1, 2008 – 2:48 pm
A couple of people were on the news call and say they were underwhelmed by Steve Ballmer’s explanations of why this deal now. It may be that he just isn’t fully apprised of the details- he has a few businesses to run, right? One guy that surely is down in the weeds is Brian McAndrews, […]
links for 2008-01-31
January 31, 2008 – 11:21 pm
Nokia’s Trolltech Grab Hurts Rivals
“Nokia is responding extremely quickly to what Google and others are doing,” notes Ben Wood, director at British mobile consultancy CCS Insight. I concur
(tags: Nokia Apple Google)
Davos Takeaways « Wisdom Of Clouds
what’s a Davos takeaway, a very expensive kebab?
(tags: Davos economics)
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Meeting Peter Cullen: On Microsoft Privacy Strategy
January 31, 2008 – 12:18 pm
Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Strategist, comes across as a really warm guy; in all of the years I have been in the business I can’t think of a warmer and more open greeting. I felt immediately at ease when I met him on Tuesday. Of course being so welcoming when he meets you puts Peter in an excellent position […]
links for 2008-01-30
January 30, 2008 – 11:27 pm
Database and Application Security and Audit | Imperva
(tags: logmanagement database audit)
DevcampTivoli is Starting to Catch Fire | John M Willis ESM Blog
I am pretty excited to see how this event goes. Tivoli doing the developer thing. coolness. Cote will be there in full effect i am sure.
(tags: tivoli developers)
VisionMobile Forum :: Nokia to acquire Trolltech! […]
links for 2008-01-28
January 28, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler - New York Times
argument for reducing meat consumption.
(tags: meat politics economics greening)
e-Government in the UK - call that transformation?
a strong argument for the UK government to introduce a “beta culture” for IT delivery. counter-intuitive perhaps, but the current waterfally methods don’t work. perhaps agile, rather than beta, culture, though?
(tags: politics IT uk)
The […]
links for 2008-01-24
January 24, 2008 – 11:26 pm
A VC: Rethinking The Local Paper
note to lame anti localisation framers: localisation doesn’t mean low tech, any more than green does.
(tags: localisation post-globalisation)
Growing Online, BBC Is to Join With MySpace - New York Times
extremely weird bedfellows. The BBC and FOX Media. weird. slightly perverted even.
(tags: BBC MySpace)
The AppGap: Views, news and reviews on the future […]
links for 2008-01-23
January 23, 2008 – 11:25 pm
TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Local UK sites now in all out war
(tags: localisation)
Government turns to SaaS to salvage IT failures | IT Project Failures | ZDNet.com
Well it couldn’t be any worse than current approaches.
(tags: SaaS IT)
FT.com / World - US threatens to take Europe’s ‘clean’ lead
plus ca change
(tags: greening energy)
Open apps faster via […]
Post SAP: Shai Agassi’s Electric Car Revolution in Israel
January 23, 2008 – 6:15 pm
If you’re interested in greening issues, and want to know what SAP alumni (and CEO that never was) Shai Agassi has some amazing plans for electric cars in Israel. We have a great analysis and interview over at Greenmonk from my partner in crime Mark Charmer. For a longer post also check out MDB.
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links for 2008-01-22
January 22, 2008 – 11:26 pm
Analyst Insight: RedMonk - the world’s first “make-side” analyst firm?
thanks very much David. Glad to have inspired you to write your first blog post of the year. Yes- we do “make-side”
(tags: analystbiz analystrelations)
BarCamp wiki / DevCampTivoli
DevCamp Tivoli???? Sorry- can you just run that by me again.
(tags: Tivoli barcamp)
Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps - New […]
links for 2008-01-21
January 21, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Debunking the Reagan Myth - New York Times
Krugman takes on the Reagan legacy. “The Reagan economy was a one-hit wonder. Yes, there was a boom in the mid-1980s, as the economy recovered from a severe recession. But while the rich got much richer, there was little sustained economic improvement for
(tags: politics economics)
PC World - Business […]
On: “working alongside some of the better developers”
January 21, 2008 – 2:51 pm
Stephen is moving into a new digs with the guys from Crowd Favorite. First Stephen buys a suit jacket, and now he copies my rooming strategy (I share an office with the developers behind the dopplr travel serendipity service). Sheesh. More seriously: I am really happy to hear about Stephen’s move because I think he’ll […]
links for 2008-01-18
January 18, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Flock rocks - and Microsoft is not going to take over the world. Deal with it. « Total Immersion
Very solid post from Jon Collins at Freeform Dynamics about competition in the IT market generally and the browser market specifically. have you tried Flock yet?
(tags: browser)
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Oracle Buys Present That Keeps on Giving: on BEA and M&A
January 18, 2008 – 6:49 pm
Unlike Stephen I didn’t have to get up at 6:45am yesterday. But it was still a stunning, busy day. In case you were underground yesterday BEA shareholders accepted a revised offer from Oracle and Sun announced its plans to buy MySQL.
Not much going on then. We used Twitter to decide who covered what - I […]
links for 2008-01-16
January 16, 2008 – 11:22 pm
Thinkovation » Blog Archive » The EU and Microsoft - Another investigation or two…
Gary’s take is much like mine. This blog should be interesting - Gary is bright, funny, and one of the strongest analysts in the software sector.
(tags: analystbiz)
Boomkat - Your independent music specialist
mattb says boomcat is awesome. just what i need. more great […]
Should we, like, make some money now? On FB, MS and EMI
January 16, 2008 – 6:32 pm
By far the coolest thing about the press release regarding the Microsoft investment in Facebook recently was the job title of the quoted executive. I am surprised I haven’t noticed anyone else noticing it.
“We are pleased to take our Microsoft partnership to the next level,” said Owen Van Natta, Chief Revenue Officer, Facebook. “We think […]
The new SAP: evidence in the Twitter cloud
January 16, 2008 – 5:00 pm
© Marilyn Pratt, SAP Community Evangelist
Today I received notification someone called @yojibee is now following my updates on Twitter, the 140 character social networking service. As a general rule I go and check out anyone that is following me. That is not to say I follow everyone that follows me: Twitter is asymmetrical as well […]
links for 2008-01-15
January 15, 2008 – 11:23 pm
UK Hansard Prototype
this is very cool. all built on OSS. it seems to work nicely.
(tags: Hansard OSS via:robertbrook)
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The Law isn’t an ass. Its a donkey. On the EU and Microsoft
January 15, 2008 – 5:02 pm
The EU, in its infinite wisdom, is evidently set to open up a couple of new fronts in its never-ending battle with Microsoft. Not a great use of taxpayer money.
Lets take these one a time. First Opera’s complaint.
Microsoft is alleged to have engaged in illegal tying of its Internet Explorer product to its dominant Windows […]
links for 2008-01-14
January 14, 2008 – 11:25 pm
Trying to Fine-Tune Yahoo - New York Times
primary online “starting point” for consumers. dude-its called a portal.
(tags: Yahoo portal)
With friends like these … Tom Hodgkinson on the politics of the people behind Facebook | Technology | The Guardian
Facebook as a beacon of neocon politics. that’s one way to parse it.
(tags: Facebook neo-cons politics 2.0)
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Quick Take: Microsoft acquisition of FAST search company
January 14, 2008 – 6:33 pm
Its always risky putting forward a view before you’ve been briefed, but in this case I wanted to at least put a placeholder down, because it seems to me that the equities analysts are calling this one incorrectly. I have read two research notes now that indicate Microsoft is acquiring FAST as a primarily consumer […]
links for 2008-01-11
January 11, 2008 – 11:19 pm
Confessions: The Meanest Thing Gizmodo Did at CES
I must be a bad person. I thought this was pretty funny.
(tags: Gizmodo comedy)
The Comeback Continent - New York Times
“According to the anti-government ideology that dominates much U.S. political discussion, low taxes and a weak social safety net are essential to prosperity.”
(tags: politics)
Kable - Council delivers flood advice […]
links for 2008-01-10
January 10, 2008 – 11:29 pm
The Value Of Things You Don’t Own
great stuff. open sauce thinking.
(tags: opensource)
Radiohead Finds Sales, Even After Downloads - New York Times
business model experimentation. still best not left to the music corporates. hats off to radiohead
(tags: music musicindustry radiohead)
Dan Heller’s Photography Business Blog
self-appointed industry analyst. cool.
(tags: photo analystbiz)
Gaming the Creative Commons for Profit
interesting argument. however just […]
links for 2008-01-09
January 9, 2008 – 11:25 pm
Can Hillary Cry Her Way Back to the White House? - New York Times
“In a weirdly narcissistic way, she was crying for us” - Maureen nails it.
(tags: politics Clinton)
AFP: Dog shoots, kills Texas hunter
I have heard of Dog bites man, and man bites dog.. but dog *shoots* man…. that is news
(tags: comedy)
edwards.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Stalking 2.0: […]
links for 2008-01-08
January 8, 2008 – 11:24 pm
Techworld.com - OpenVZ joins forces with Ubuntu
virtualised Ubuntu out of the box
(tags: virtualisation ubuntu)
Mixed reaction at plan to allow legalisation of CD copying
Fair use finally to be enshrined in UK consumer protection law.
(tags: DRM)
Sony BMG Plans to Drop DRM
Wow. even Sony gets it now.
(tags: Sony DRM)
Good news in bad times | The Guardian | Guardian […]
2008: We Rise
January 8, 2008 – 6:55 pm
So its the New Year and time to look both forward and back. For an understanding of the RedMonk psyche you need look no further than Stephen’s roundup of 2007.
Professionally, I’m content with the year. We didn’t blow up, and neither I nor RedMonk was perfect, but we continue to have happy customers, a brilliant […]
links for 2008-01-07
January 7, 2008 – 11:25 pm
TriGeo SIM - Log Management, Real-Time Analysis, Proactive Network Defense
log management and analysis vendor
(tags: logmanagement monitoring)
Put Buyers First? What a Concept - New York Times
great article on building a great company. Amazon, as i have said before, is a customer service company- a really good one. it has amazing trust relationships with customers because of […]
links for 2008-01-04
January 4, 2008 – 11:21 pm
BI Predictions for 2008 « Manage By Walking Around
an argument in favor of doing things better, rather than just differently, from one of guys leading SAP’s charge into business user apps
(tags: BI CPM SAP)
Nokia cosies up to customers with Apertio buy - Mobile & Wireless - Breaking Business and Technology News at silicon.com
interesting given Nokia […]
links for 2008-01-03
January 3, 2008 – 11:23 pm
Tech Startup Bridges Mideast Divide
v interesting
(tags: politics software economics palestine israel)
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links for 2008-01-02
January 2, 2008 – 11:27 pm
The war between Nokia and Apple
great in-depth analysis
(tags: Nokia Apple)
Port 25 : If you’re surprised, you’re not paying attention
Microsoft and Samba, working together directly: this is quite something. should have happened a long time ago but of course, it couldn’t.
(tags: Samba Microsoft)
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