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Coding Slave: 'Software is expensive'

Coding Slave: 'Software is expensive'Less obvious answerSome enterprise software isn't estimated at all. 1) Bigwig in one department or company meets with bigwig in another department or company, neither of which knows much about developing software.2) They negotiate on what the software should do and when it should be...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Sales strategy, SOFTWARE IS, Coding Slave, software

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

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Red Hat maps dispel some open source myths

Red Hat maps dispel some open source mythsNot surprisedThis is for the best anyway. Who really wants to use Chinese software? Everything they make is inferior quality. Their software won't be any different.Americans and available "free time".Perhaps the big reason open source does well in the US...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O'Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs:...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Layoff, Larry Dignan, AT&T Corp., Health Care, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Coding Slave: 'Software is expensive'

Why do so many enterprise software projects run over-budget? The obvious answer: folks under-estimate expenses across the software life cycle. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Software, Developer, Project, Bob Reselman, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Build your own Google

In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...

Tags: Google Inc., Worker, Aster, Aster Beehives, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Zend seeks a sustainable open-source model

Zend seeks a sustainable open-source modelA serious question...I see a LOT of companies taking the work done by open source coders and making millions billions if you believe IBM of dollars from their work. Is there a point coming when the open source community will wake up to the...

Tags: Programming languages, Development tools, Microsoft .NET Platform, Microsoft .NET, open source, Zend Technologies Ltd.

Discussion threads 2007-02-01

Motorola picks home for its open-source Java

Motorola picks home for its open-source JavaHey, come help us out, build it for freeso we can make a ton of money using it in our cell phones.Now, who is taking them up on the offer?Fighting for control of JavaSome companies appear to be impatient to wrench control of Java...

Tags: Programming languages, Telecom & Utilities, Motorola Inc., Java, open source, Microsoft .NET, phone

Discussion threads 2006-11-02

Offshoring obsessions miss the point

Offshoring obsessions miss the point"Nuclear Energy" Our salvation!The real point missed is that these whimsical musings of good things to spring out of the ashes of the unemployed ARE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN anymore than abundant cheap nuclear power has happened.Maybe the "New World Order's" 5 year plan for...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Outsourcing, service sector, job, training

Discussion threads 2004-06-04

Wal-Mart to write own name on notebooks

Wal-Mart to write own name on notebooksYawnMust be a really slow day for this to count as news...HahSince they are one of the lowest paying and frugal retailers in the industry it will be very interesting what kind of help desk they will run.Maybe they will call it "Sympathy desk"...

Tags: Notebooks, Call centers, PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, Operating systems, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., notebook, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer, help desk, operating system, computer

Discussion threads 2003-11-21