An interesting discussion in Linux Blogs
Thanks to Mike Dailey a very interesting discussion has been sparked on Linux and open source in the enterprise. For anybody wanting to follow the entire discussion here's how it goes.It started here:
View ArticleApple needs open source in the enterprise
Given how rich Apple's recent earnings were--buoyant in the face of the recession--it's perhaps an inopportune time to suggest that Apple needs to figure out its enterprise application strategy.
View ArticleCan open source stop navel gazing and get real?
Enterprises and other users deploy open-source software because it works. For those of us in the open-source vendor community, however, too often we waste time talking about issues that have relatively...
View ArticleOpen Source for Enterprise Search: Five Top Caveats
Open-source software is frequently mentioned as a choice for companies looking to create their own enterprise search applications. But best use of open-source calls for knowledge of what to expect.
View ArticleOpen Source Software Ready for Big Business
Open source has moved into a new phase where it is evaluated more on its technical merits than on the community model of software development.
View Article10 questions to ask when selecting open source products for your enterprise
During the current economic downturn, enterprises are increasingly adopting open source systems due to their significant cost advantages and their liberal license policies. Below are 10 questions you...
View ArticleAre Enterprise AJAX Applications Doomed…Or Are We?
Sometimes, it seems that the world is all about man vs. technology, and one has to lose. This seems to be the question raised about AJAX; from the general challenges of AJAX, including cost and...
View ArticlePHP and Perl crashing the enterprise party
The enterprise has long favored Java and .Net, but PHP and other dynamic programming languages have left their infancies and are rapidly closing the gap on their more stodgy competitors.
View ArticleNew Linux Foundation survey shows significant gains for enterprise Linux
According to the survey, in the last two years, 66% of new Linux deployments have been green-field deployments, while 36.6% have been migrations from Microsoft Windows.
View ArticleWhy collaboration and free software make sense in the enterprise
The words "sharing" and "collaboration" don't exist in the lexicon of your typical for-profit corporation. Josselin Mouette was at the Gnome Asia Summit to show how free software can favourably tip the...
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