February 6, 2017
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Well, that didn’t take long. President Donald Trump appointed long-time net neutrality enemy Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — and he’s dismantling net neutrality as fast as he can. Trump’s FCC begins net neutrality attack. … Continue reading
January 31, 2017
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By its very nature, open source — and its most famous creation, Linux — relies upon the open exchange of ideas. While that happens largely on a free, net-neutral internet, it also needs face-to-face meetings. President Trump’s ill-considered, anti-immigration executive … Continue reading
October 20, 2016
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Comments Off on Clueless CIO cloud confusion continues
You have got to be kidding me. At the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, the research company’s annual enterprise IT conference, Gartner vice president David Mitchell Smith said, “In many ways we’re nowhere nearer understanding what cloud is.” Oh, come on! The year is 2016, but Smith … Continue reading
May 16, 2016
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Having trouble getting your project done on time and under budget? You’re not alone. Experienced project managers share suggestions about getting the work done without losing your mind. Frederick Brooks’ classic book, The Mythical Man-Month, tells the tale of how everything that could go … Continue reading
May 21, 2015
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VANCOUVER — Some people, like Forrester Research, still have concerns about OpenStack. That’s cute. While Forrester, and they’re far from the only ones, worry about just how ready OpenStack is for the business, Best Buy, BMW, EBay, and WalMart are … Continue reading
May 21, 2015
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VANCOUVER — In an interview at OpenStack Summit, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, revealed that he’s considering an IPO for his privately held business. Shuttleworth, who has funded the popular Linux company out of his … Continue reading