LinuxWorld Day 2 & 3…
Sadly, I really don’t have much to report on the conference. I willingly allowed myself to be imprisioned in the Alfresco booth while the rest of the guys went off to meet and talk and well… you get the gist. 
Anyway, some things did catch my attention and they’ve made me think of a few topics to discuss. I’ll list them today and write about them in the next week or so:
- Virtualization and Appliances: The next big thing to hit the Linux world (and the rest for that matter) is CPU support for virtualization. This will make it easier for the hypervisors to manage virtual machines. This along with an apparent boom in the appliance space makes for what I consider to be a very interesting topic for discussion.
- When do you cut and run from a proprietary investment? An email crossed my desk not too long ago that made me wonder just that. If an enterprise has made a significant investment in a technology that has met with adoption issues or other resistance, should they work it out or cut their losses? It makes me think of gambling in Las Vegas… I and many people I know, have been in the situation (i.e. “trap”) where you’ve lost all you intended to play with, yet the temptation is there to go to the ATM and get more cash to try to recoup. Definitely worthy of some exploration.
- Importing into Alfresco: This would fall under the “Hints & Tips” category. I’ve had quite a few customers ask me about how to import users and content into Alfresco. I’ll write up a few tips for making the process as painless as possible.
On a separate note, I just had an amazing lobster dinner with a friend at The Barking Crab here in Boston… I highly recommend it!
Please feel free to email me or leave comments on other topics I could talk about.Now, I’ve got to get up nice-n-early to grab a flight back to SFO…
Until then, I bid you farewell…
