- Are you stuck with Oracle's and IBM's middleware control? - I should probably do a whole piece analyzing this, but short of that, this is a good read. The role of open-source in combating the duopoly is an interesting and on-point observation.
- Amazon is the Most Trusted and Recommended Brand in the U.S. - Interesting that two parcel delivery companies are in the top-10 too (FedEx and UPS).
- Apple's Mac fleet gaining traction in enterprise - They were certainly popular at Sun.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
links for 2010-02-23: Stuck with Oracle or IBM?; Amazon most trusted; Apple in the enterprise
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Hi Kevin,
ReplyDeleteinteresting article indeed. As long as companies make sure that Oracle or IBM doesn't go proprietary, then they can leverage the strength of open standards in a mixed environment with different vendors, closed - and open source. Most large companies i know have invested in at least 3 major "middleware" vendors, just so that they can easily switch when needed. For me it shows that open standards are more important than open source. Great to see the role of open source acknowledged though, and the quality of Sun's tools.