Coopetition, commercial opensource free software and the 'channel'
"Much of the ability to create and maintain valuable brands, as a consequence, has migrated away from the product and to the channel because, for the present, it is the channel that addresses the piece of added value that is not yet good enough" The Innovator's Solution, Page 164-165
Cloudy
With 2010 and the beginning of a new decade a new era of computing technology and architecture, commonly referred to as 'cloud computing', emerged following the revolution of virtualisation in the datacenter and on the desktop during the latter half of the previous decade.
Olliance Open Source Think Tank / Open World Forum 2010
Now that a full week has passed since this year's Open World Forum I've had the time to reflect on the experience and I'll now share my thoughts...
Just before the forum was officially opened I managed to set time aside to attend the Olliance Open Source Think Tank. The format was typical of workshops with attendees arranged around several circular tables in a room. There was a polite request to restrict tweeting attendees' opinions during the 2 day event thus I can't tell all.
Foire aux Vins - what wine merchants such as Nicolas are missing
It's been just over a year since I've been living in France and during this time one of my favourite passtimes has been learning and of course tasting wine. It's not so much that I'm in charge of buying the wine just that I've been the one doing most of the domestic shopping!
