Open Source

Interview with Jay Baer on Social Media’s Internal Impact

Posted on 04. May, 2010
Categories: Agile Development, Enterprise 2.0, Interviews, Open Source, Social Media

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I recently did an interview with Jay Baer in which I discuss the internal impact of social media and networking. You can read the entire interview by clicking here.

Interview with Debbie Hemley on The Next Wave

Posted on 29. Apr, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Interviews, Open Source

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Debbie Henley of Weber Media recently interviewed me about The New Wave of Technologies. I touch on a great deal of topics during this 20 minute conversation.

My CS TechCast Interview on Disruptive Technologies

Posted on 26. Apr, 2010
Categories: Agile Development, Enterprise 2.0, Interviews, Open Source

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I recently did an interview with Eric Beehler in which I discuss disruptive technologies and my new book, The New Wave of Technologies.

Enterprise 2.0: It’s Still All About People

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SOA, SaaS

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It’s obvious to me that Enterprise 2.0 means that organizations have few technology restrictions. Against this backdrop, are people more or less important than before?

Should You Customize Open Source ERP?

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010
Categories: Guest Posts, Open Source

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In this guest post for Open Source Strategies, I look at whether clients should customize an open source ERP. What are the considerations and are they different from COTS applications?

Now Available for Download: Chapter 1 of The Next Wave of Technologies

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS

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In the first chapter of The Next Wave of Technologies, I set the stage for the rest of the book and hopefully pique your interest. I discuss companies such as Google, Twitter, and Lawson. I spend a good deal of time on the changing environment in which many organizations find themselves, now that Enterprise 2.0 has arrived.

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Cloud Computing and Open Source

Posted on 24. Feb, 2010
Categories: Cloud Computing, Enterprise 2.0, Guest Posts, Open Source

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A few days ago, I wrote a post about picking up not relying exclusively on social networking to meet new people.. One of the people I had the good fortune to “meet” was Si Chen, President at Open Source Strategies. We started talking about open source software and cloud computing, two topics in my next book. I floated the idea of his doing a guest post on my site to reach a different audience and, a few days later, he shot me this very informative bit. He’s wicked smart. Enjoy his post.

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Technology Today #18: Laura Schoppe on The Virtual Company

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010
Categories: Enterprise 2.0, Open Source, SaaS, Technology Today, Web 2.0

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These days, much work is performed remotely. I have supported many clients without ever actually being on site and, I’d like to think, everyone benefited. I didn’t have to waste time in airport and the client saved money on travel. Taking this to the next level, I spoke with Laura Schoppe, a crazy smart woman who runs Fuentek, a completely virtual company.

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When It’s Time to Abandon Ship

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010
Categories: Applications, Open Source, Technology

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An interesting article in ComputerWorld the other day caught my eye. FewClix announced the introduction of a plug-in for the much-maligned Lotus Notes email application. This post explores the use of plug-ins in Lotus Notes and the overall topic of its UI and user-friendliness.

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Technology Today: Heather Meeker on Open Source Software

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009
Categories: Open Source, Technology Today

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Open source has come a long way from its early days, making it into the mainstream. Many large organizations use technologies such Linux, Apache, and MySQL these days. I discussed this with Heather Meeker, intellectual property attorney and author.