Odd running mates for 2008? I don’t think so. If you are not familiar with the Mono project, check it out at http://www.mono-project.com. The project is the heavily supported port of the .NET framework for the Linux operating system. Forms, ASP.NET and DB connectivity are all there – with performance being on par with Windows. Novell has embraced and funded this project to use in conjunction with their SUSE Linux distribution.
Why on Linux? As Linux is starting to find its place in the enterprise and Windows 200X becomes ever more bloated, expensive and riddled with DRM, I find the run-in-place application approach of Linux to be the perfect running mate of the .NET framework. No more installation and registry headaches, lower resource overhead and inexpensive updates (e.g. FREE).
Supporting Microsoft’s Windows platform is starting to feel like supporting an oil industry friendly bill to tax alternative fuel companies for existing.
As we begin 2008 and look for ahead, will Venturality vote for the Linux/.NET ballot? I say YES. Look for some strong initiatives from our team.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Where have all the techies gone? doo do do doo do
As the company grows, I am encountering a product supply shortage. The product is quality technology people. We advertise, network and kidnap to find resources to be part of the Venturality team (NOT the kidnapping part - j/k). Finding Americans that have technology skills is becoming more and more challenging. Major corporations are picking up the best of the best and leaving their scraps behind.
Why is all of this?
1. Decreased emphasis on Math and Sciences - well someone else can do it right? Thinking is really overrated.
2. Little interest in engineering careers - apparently there are jobs to be had in "finding ourselves" or reality TV shows.
3. Everyone wants an MBA - because everyone has one? Sorry people, some of you couldn't manage a one-man parade - so keep you $100K and send your kids to college to get an engineering degree. Maybe then the US will not lose it's technology advantage over the global economy.
In the past I was very opposed to using offshore resources. Today, I find myself having to embrace this part of the technology resource supply chain. Plenty of willing and bright individuals from India, China and Russia are ready to work remotely to complete our client projects.
Apparently these countries see the writing on the wall and are investing to gain an edge that the US is going to lose.
Why is all of this?
1. Decreased emphasis on Math and Sciences - well someone else can do it right? Thinking is really overrated.
2. Little interest in engineering careers - apparently there are jobs to be had in "finding ourselves" or reality TV shows.
3. Everyone wants an MBA - because everyone has one? Sorry people, some of you couldn't manage a one-man parade - so keep you $100K and send your kids to college to get an engineering degree. Maybe then the US will not lose it's technology advantage over the global economy.
In the past I was very opposed to using offshore resources. Today, I find myself having to embrace this part of the technology resource supply chain. Plenty of willing and bright individuals from India, China and Russia are ready to work remotely to complete our client projects.
Apparently these countries see the writing on the wall and are investing to gain an edge that the US is going to lose.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Link to my non-geek life
My wife has really embraced her blog and I am actually finding myself enjoying reading it...
belleplaineliving.blogspot.com
She provides the balance to my "Tech OCD".... I probably would live on Mountain Dew and wear cargo shorts year-round if she hadn't decided to take me on as a "cause".
belleplaineliving.blogspot.com
She provides the balance to my "Tech OCD".... I probably would live on Mountain Dew and wear cargo shorts year-round if she hadn't decided to take me on as a "cause".
ATT, Comcast and the Wardrobe (eh - Internet)
Personal Rant -
How can AT&T compete in providing Internet services when it takes more than a week to:
Send a tech to the premises?
Verify the hard line?
Send the equipment via mail?
Setup a workorder to begin your service via some nightly batch job?
This is even after calling six weeksprior to setup date.
Also arguing with customer service and trying to get a disconnect took almost 2 hours.
After usually complaining about Comcast's reliability, I was pleased that they have been able to get Internet connectivity established at our new home within 2 days of calling.
Ok, I am getting off my soap box now....
How can AT&T compete in providing Internet services when it takes more than a week to:
Send a tech to the premises?
Verify the hard line?
Send the equipment via mail?
Setup a workorder to begin your service via some nightly batch job?
This is even after calling six weeksprior to setup date.
Also arguing with customer service and trying to get a disconnect took almost 2 hours.
After usually complaining about Comcast's reliability, I was pleased that they have been able to get Internet connectivity established at our new home within 2 days of calling.
Ok, I am getting off my soap box now....
Friday, August 24, 2007
Web 2.0 for the corporate world
After working on a couple of new Web 2.0 projects that touch almost every part of today's social web, I had a bit of an epiphany. Why should this only apply to the fun part of the web? Why not use mash-ups, social networking components and extended communications in the enterprise world?
In a rare moment of not being naive, I decide to check the web to understand just how far this idea has already gone. Well, it is definitely a buzz on the net and making progress. However, there is still alot of work to be done. I think this is just the tip of the proverbial "ice-berg".
Imagine using corporate servers in a mashup... this had orginally been attempted via corporate portal implementations, but not to great success. Portals were often too structured and had poor performance. Now jump forward in time - to lightweight flash or AJAX widgets that consume various REST server feeds that rollup into real-time corporate data monitors into a customized enterprise dashboard.
Its coming - its definitely not new but still in its infancy.
Some references:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/
http://earlystagevc.typepad.com/earlystagevc/2005/10/enterprise_web_.html
In a rare moment of not being naive, I decide to check the web to understand just how far this idea has already gone. Well, it is definitely a buzz on the net and making progress. However, there is still alot of work to be done. I think this is just the tip of the proverbial "ice-berg".
Imagine using corporate servers in a mashup... this had orginally been attempted via corporate portal implementations, but not to great success. Portals were often too structured and had poor performance. Now jump forward in time - to lightweight flash or AJAX widgets that consume various REST server feeds that rollup into real-time corporate data monitors into a customized enterprise dashboard.
Its coming - its definitely not new but still in its infancy.
Some references:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Hinchcliffe/
http://earlystagevc.typepad.com/earlystagevc/2005/10/enterprise_web_.html
Friday, August 10, 2007
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