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Ticked Off at Tick the Box Mentality 04/02/2008 13:01:15
Does your executive search firm know the difference between an MIS manager and a CIO, and if it does, can it explain that difference to its corporate clients?Does your executive search firm know its MIS managers from its elbow? Does it even know the difference between an MIS manager and a CIO, and if it does, can it explain that difference to its corporate clients? - +
Strategies for Dealing With IT Complexity 24/12/2007 10:30:47
Every innovation, every business process improvement, comes with an IT complexity tax that must be paid by CIOs in time, money and sweat. Here are strategies to mitigate the increasing complexity of IT as it enables new business.Every innovation, every business process improvement, comes with an IT complexity tax that must be paid by CIOs in time, money and sweat. Here are strategies to mitigate the increasing complexity of IT as it enables new business. - +
9 Paths to Higher Performance 10/12/2007 14:09:23
When an organization brings together talented people in a creative, collaborative environment it fosters a culture of high performance, which in turn leads to superior business resultsLike high-achieving individuals, some organizations seem to have the Midas touch. Virtually every initiative they touch earns them gold and even those that fail never seem to cost them much of anything at all - +
How to Get Real About Strategic Planning 04/02/2008 12:50:59
Everyone agrees that having a strategic plan for IT is a good thing but most CIOs approach the process with fear and loathing. In fact, the majority of CIOs (and the enterprises they work for) are faking it when it comes to strategic planning. Isn't it time we all got real?Oh, it must be nice to be the CIO of a FedEx or a GE or a Credit Suisse. Places where IT and the business are so tightly aligned you can barely tell the two apart. Where corporate leaders understand that IT is a strategic asset and support it as such
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We hear from SourceForge and SourceForge.net Marketplace Vice President Mike Rudolph about the world's largest Open Source software development web site, which, as of today, claims 162,855 registered projects and 1,732,552 registered users.
In Feb last year, SourceForge (then VA Software), which owns SourceForge.net, reported its first profitable quarter. Do you expect it is all up from here?
Our network of web sites serves an average of 32 million unique visitors per month. Our full 2007 fiscal year was strong. We achieved our second consecutive year of profitability, putting up 35 percent revenue growth year over year. We're quite pleased with these results.
How many new projects, on average, are added to SourceForge.net a day?
Approximately 75 - 100 per day.
SourceForge.net competes with RubyForge, Tigris.org, BountySource, BerliOS, JavaForge and GNU Savannah. How does it differentiate itself from these other services?
It's not that we all compete, the reality is: each of these sites are there to help developers. Some of these that you mention are focused on narrow corners of the market. We're different in that we tend to be the custodian of open source development. We're the largest. We've been around the longest. It's a proven and trusted development platform.
We're very broad plus quite international, with reach into almost every country on the planet. US-based projects only account for fewer than 20 percent of the projects on the site. We think this is a real strength as international participation is a fundamental strength of OSS. SourceForge.net reflects that.
SourceForge's Ross Turk said that the site's staff was 'beefed up from about 5 to 30 early last year. How many staff does it now employ?
About 100 employees.
After Feb 2006, SourceForge replaced a lot of its infrastructure. What changes were made?
We're always working on making the site better. Due to security concerns, I don't really want to comment on too many specifics about our infrastructure. We've been doing a lot of work modernizing our CVS - Subversion - and our main web site components, in addition to major updates to our central database infrastructure. This is to insure a fast, scalable environment for SourceForge.net projects.
What are the storage and bandwidth requirements for keeping SourceForge running?
Obviously we've got some very hefty storage and bandwidth requirements. During the month of September this year, we served almost 63 million files for a total of over 647 terabytes through our worldwide mirror network. When new mirrors petition to be included in our rotation, we require a minimum of 3TB of storage and 100Mbps of dedicated bandwidth.
What has been the most significant recent improvement to the site?
SourceForge.net has really seen regular improvement over the past several years, and this year was particularly active. There have been quite a few new features added including: code search, wikis, a community hub, improved navigation and, of course, the soon-to-be-announced SourceForge.net Marketplace.
What differences has it made?
I believe that it's a consensus within the community that SourceForge.net is bigger, faster, and just plain better than ever.
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Beyond Virtualisation - The Roadmap to 2012
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8:30am - 10:30am
Brisbane | 22 July | Sofitel Brisbane
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Attend and discover:
- What happens after virtualisation
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
Ballarat Grammar Improves Student Access to Computer Based Learning with HP ProCurve 2008-07-04 16:49:00+10
Media release: 40 Per Cent of Australian Businesses Do Not Validate Their Data 2008-07-04 10:29:00+10
Kaseya helps turbo charge BlueFire’s service delivery model 2008-07-03 17:23:00+10
Computershare Selects Symantec for Data Loss Prevention Globally 2008-07-03 14:52:00+10
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Growth Strategies in Uncertain Times: Building and Maintaining Lasting Client Relationships in Professional Services Organisations
To stand out and build your business, there are certain key attributes you must build across your firm. Learn how to grow your business and to think strategically about building and deepening core client relationships by reading on.
