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Jay Lyman
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Recent posts by Jay Lyman:
- August 14, 2014: The OpenStack Pulse 2014 – new 451 report
We've recently updated our coverage of OpenStack with a new report, 'The OpenStack Pulse 2014.' The OpenStack project continues to ... - June 30, 2014: Red Hat’s acquisition-fueled climb to the cloud
Red Hat is famous for its ability to focus squarely on a market and technology and build success from there, ... - April 24, 2014: 451 Take on Red Hat-CentOS
There was a somewhat quiet, cost-free acquisition of sorts in the Linux world earlier this year when Red Hat announced ... - November 19, 2013: Definition of devops harkens open core debates
When open source software was still getting established in the enterprise five years ago or so, there was a lot ... - September 12, 2013: Open source woven into latest, hottest trends
We may not see or hear much about open source in the latest cloud or Big Data offerings, but it's ... - August 9, 2013: 451 Research perspectives on OpenStack and Amazon APIs
There's been an interesting debate on the OpenStack cloud computing project and its API compatibility with Amazon. The discussion and ... - April 15, 2013: The OpenStack Tipping Point – new report
Since its start in the summer of 2010, the OpenStack open source cloud computing project has been the subject of ... - March 7, 2013: Automation, devops drive open source deeper in the enterprise
Server provisioning and configuration management and automation are the latest examples of where the tech industry is being driven, largely ... - January 9, 2013: Open source ushers mobile OS changes
The year is starting out with what may turn out to be significant changes in the mobile operating system market, ... - December 13, 2012: Linux predictions for 2013
As 2012 draws to an end, it's an opportune time to look ahead and consider what we can expect in ... - December 6, 2012: Rise of Polyglot report is out
We recently wrote about a disruptive trend we are following along with cloud computing, devops and open source software in ... - October 10, 2012: Open source lives in polyglot programming
The prominence and pervasiveness of open source software in cloud computing is something I've researched and written about quite a ... - September 11, 2012: Like FOSS fog, cloud confusion may not matter
The general public knows little about the true technology fundamentals of cloud computing, suggests a recent survey commissioned by IT ... - August 17, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.08.17
Topics for this podcast: *Red Hat puts enterprise cred and bet on OpenStack *LexisNexis touts open source benefits of Hadoop alternative *Who doesn't ... - August 15, 2012: OSS support grows among proprietary players
VMware continued its embrace of open source software with its recent acquisition of open source and virtual network provider Nicira. ... - June 22, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.06.22
Topics for this podcast: *Sauce Labs grows with fast Selenium application testing *MySQL, NoSQL, NewSQL survey results and analysis *Microsoft's Linux love leaves ... - June 14, 2012: Microsoft hearts Linux, just not Red Hat
Just when you thought it couldn't top itself -- having contributed Linux kernel code under the GPL, broadly supported Linux ... - May 22, 2012: Future of open source survey highlights progress, changes, challenges
451 Research was pleased to collaborate on the Future of Open Source Survey 2012 with North Bridge Venture Partners and ... - May 9, 2012: Mixed signals in IT’s great war over IP
Recent news that Microsoft and Barnes & Noble agreed to partner on the Nook e-reader line rather than keep fighting ... - April 20, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.04.20
Topics for this podcast: *OpenStack, Amazon, Eucalyptus and Citrix engage in open cloud warfare *Microsoft spins off new company for openness *Updates on ...
Recent comments by Jay Lyman:
- February 16, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
I'd say, yes, fair enough, Jim, and thanks for posting. Though I'm not sure...
- February 16, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
You highlight some of the key limitations of open APIs with proprietary code and...
- January 10, 2012: 2012 to be year of Linux domination
Haaa! That is a good one, Ben. Dare I say, the funniest comment we've...
- December 2, 2011: Ubuntu on the move more than in decline
I guess I'm saying the desktop doesn't matter anymore, or at least it matters...
- December 2, 2011: Ubuntu on the move more than in decline
Thanks for commenting. I agree there shouldn't be too much difficulty to continue support...
- September 23, 2011: Microsoft of old on Linux desktop, mobile and users
Ah, good point, cwsnyder. MS is equally locking out other OS options that might...
- September 7, 2011: Microsoft, broadest supporter of Linux
Thanks for posting, John, You have a fair disagreement. Microsoft has not bet on Linux...
- July 8, 2011: The rise, fall and reality of commercial open source
Very good points,Phil. Thanks for weighing in. Hopefully, with all of the reminders that...
- June 3, 2011: Why Oracle's donation of OpenOffice disappoints
The point is that Oracle rightfully deserves credit for its positive contributions and participation...
- April 29, 2011: A new SUSE Linux, separate from Novell
Thank you Peter. Nuremberg is right. That was my mistake. The article has been...
