Throwing a net over the digital transformation era
Last week, during my flight to Paris, I finally had the chance to read Simon Phipps’ book entitled Open Source Strategies for the Enterprise.
Buy it. Great value at zero price!
I read it quite fast because I already knew its main contents: in fact, the book is a rational selection of Simon’s posts that you can find in the wild webmink blog. Nothing new to me, considering that I generally agree on many of Simon’s assertions.… Read the rest
I know that the following list may be perceived as self-referral since it includes events in which I will personally take part. However, my aim is also to encourage you to come, if you can. They will be great events. Not all information is available on the related websites yet. Therefore, as an insider, I’ll disclose some news. Stay tuned and keep an eye on the websites, where news are being updated frequently.… Read the rest
France is one of the main adopters – or probably the larger adopter – of open source software at the public level.
Last week, at Open World Forum 2012, the French National Council for Open Source Software (CNNL) presented a list of 10 indications sent to Fleur Pellerin, French Ministry for SMEs, Innovation and Digital Economy.
I find this is a perfect synthesis of many suggestions that I heard from various sources during last years aiming to foster the adoption of free/open source software (FLOSS – i.e.:… Read the rest
Some days ago I posted “Buy less, spend better”, highlighting one of the main benefits of adopting SpagoBI suite or, in general terms, of choosing an open source product adopting the pure open source delivery model.
Now you can argue that a product with no price has no value either. If you believe it, a short SpagoBI presentation will give you some answers.
No price doesn’t mean no value.… Read the rest
The SpagoWorld initiative vision focuses on the sustainable development of mission-critical applications for enterprises and organizations.
It’s all about project-oriented solutions, balancing the weights in the development phase.
In other words: it’s about asking customers to buy less and spend better.Some days ago, I had a glance at a news referencing the world’s 50 most innovative companies in 2012. My attention was attracted by Patagonia, ranking 14th, according to the following reason: “for selling more by encouraging customers to buy less”.… Read the rest