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Jay Lyman
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Recent posts by Jay Lyman:
- 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 ... - April 18, 2012: Reading between the lines of the Linux contributor list
The recently released Who Writes Linux kernel contributor list reveals that some of the usual supporters of Linux -- Red ... - March 22, 2012: Open APIs: The Fifth Pillar of Modern IT Openness
Last year, I wrote about the key pillars of openness in today's enterprise IT industry, highlighting open source software, real ... - March 21, 2012: Open source moving in mobile
We got another reminder of how disruptive open source software is to mobile computing this week, when Linux and Android ... - March 13, 2012: Open Source Coopetition Fueled by LF Growth
The Linux Foundation has come a long way since initiated in 2007 as the fusion of the Open Source Development ... - February 17, 2012: CAOS Theory Podcast 2012.02.17
Topics for this podcast: *NewSQL, new company in Akiban *Discussion of APIs as the 'new' open source *NoSQL leader 10gen grows, gets more ... - February 14, 2012: Open APIs are the new open source
We've seen the rise of open source software in the enterprise and also beyond the IT industry, but the real ...
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...
