Enterprise OS: How hard can it be?
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Written by staff at Sirius Corporation, the Open Source services group, this blog seeks to dispel any FUD around the use of Open Source software in the Enterprise and provide perspectives on business, economics, politics, philosophy and the environment.
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Dear Cabinet Office, public sector austerity and economic growth are not mutually exclusive
Levelling the playing field for open source and SMEs is a necessity
by Mark Taylor
How would you describe an organisation that is losing £164 billion every year on £585 billion revenue, and with a net position already £1.2 trillion in debt1? Of course if this was a private company, and putting it as politely...
September 19, 2011 4:48 PM Read Full Post
The government gets really serious about open source
Cabinet Office lays down the open source law
by Mark Taylor
Monday 21st February 2011 saw the first 'Open Source System Integrators Forum' held by the Cabinet Office and I'd like to share a few modest bits of news with you all... Firstly, the occurrence of the event itself is...
February 22, 2011 3:50 PM Read Full Post
Open for business - SMEs take place at public sector table
A major step forward for open source
by Mark Taylor
I attended Francis Maude's SME strategic supplier summit last week. If even half of the promised reforms materialise it will transform the Public Sector landscape, clearing the way for young and dynamic businesses to bring innovative solutions and play their...
February 14, 2011 2:46 PM Read Full Post
Microsoft proposes government licencing of internet access
Is this a case of control without responsibility?
by Mark Taylor
The recent proposal by Microsoft's Vice President of Trustworthy Computing to introduce Government licencing of Internet access is both hiliarious and terrifying1. Aside from the obvious Orwellian overtones of this sort of control and the bureaucratic horrors that one could...
October 11, 2010 11:14 AM Read Full Post
IT cuts, Open Sauce and harsh reality
Don't cut new, useful projects, start questioning what you pay for existing services
by Mark Taylor
Responses to the cold, hard light of reality shining through the windows of UK Local Authorities in this newly dawned era of fiscal austerity have been varied.I expect ICT news like the latest from Essex County Council to be become...
August 20, 2010 3:02 PM Read Full Post
Open Source: It's not just cheap...
Control matters with enterprise software
by Mark Taylor
I suppose it's inevitable that when you talk about Open Source software to people for the first time the thing they focus on is that it is generally given away for free. "How do you make money if you don't...
August 18, 2010 1:23 PM Read Full Post
Public sector ICT cuts - they do not have to hurt
Has Socitm got it wrong?
by Mark Taylor
This week's Economist notes that in the current climate of public sector austerity in the UK, there are two strategies under way by the various interest groups.The first is to assess rationally and realistically how to comply with the need...
August 9, 2010 3:47 PM Read Full Post
Time for school IT to teach Open Source
by Mark Taylor
The Royal Society has just warned that Information technology lessons in UK schools are so dull they are putting pupils off the subject, and of course the idea of a career in IT.So no surprises there then. I take no...
August 5, 2010 5:08 PM Read Full Post
Proprietary software vs security
by Mark Taylor
It's been a long time since I've had to install a piece of proprietary software because generally my needs are met entirely by Debian's packages or at very least by tools distributed as source. Recently though I needed to...
July 2, 2010 10:17 AM Read Full Post
TransferSummit: Where invention meets innovation
by Mark Taylor
A recent report shows that UK universities deliver £2.97bn in services to business and industry. That's a big number but many of us will not have been involved with those engagements. Why not? The full answer may be found...
June 23, 2010 10:00 AM Read Full Post
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