Open Source And Cloud Computing: Open Source Is The Key To Cloud Economics
Regular readers of this blog know that I am a strong advocate for Open Source in this cloud based world. In fact, I have argued many times here that Open Source is equally important as Open Standards in ensuring the freedom of the users. I am going to push this meme again here quoting a [...]
Open Source Or Proprietary?
I am a strong proponent of open source in cloud computing. In spite of an argument in favor of architecture over licensing, I still feel open source has an important future in the world of cloud computing. However, unlike many in the open source world (well, in the proprietary world too), I don’t see open [...]
Licensing of Linked Data
As part of a workshop at this year’s International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC), former colleague Leigh Dodds prepared an interesting diagram on the ways in which resources comprising the Linked Data Cloud are currently licensed. For various reasons, I was unable to make it to Virginia for the event, but a scan through the presentations [...]
Moving From On-Premises to SaaS, Thoughts on Revenue Corrosion
Image via CrunchBase A recurring theme for me in my writing is the pain that traditional on-premises vendors feel when considering, or actually making, a move to SaaS. Recently I posted about the success Callidus has had with this very move. Within days of that post I was contacted by Ariba software, a vendor in [...]
