Since no one attempted to disprove statement I made in my last post (Management platform, Open source or bust. 09/15/2005) I will assume that every one think that Open Source Management Platform is a brilliant idea (just for the records, I can not claim ownership of this particular idea, but it does not make it any less brilliant). Today I will try to create “shopping list” of other Open Source projects which could be used as a building blocks for such Platform.But of course, Java This is …

When you start to think about Enterprise Management Platform (EMP), few questions pop into the head:

Do we really need one?
What is wrong with “legacy” platforms?
Why no one came up with “new thing” yet?
Does open source really has an answer?

Do we really need one?
I guess the answer to this question depends on what is it we are talking about when we are saying “Enterprise Management Platform”. If we are talking about piece of software which can “discover” all computers on your network, show them on nice and colorful console and …

This article published at WIRED definitely brings out a good question. Are we spaced out? Also, it brings out where the new information age may lie. Development of applications and their IT innovation is not limited but still a whole new scope lies beyond the realm of the usual IT world. The exciting and new challenges might be seen there. May be in next 30 years or so we have a new platoon of IT outsourcers specializing off-planet-shoring!! You never know. Nevertheless its interesting to read whats surrounding us. Thanks …