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November 10, 2003
Demand Informing Supply: I Want a Book
I want this book: Me++. Right now. Not tomorrow. Why can't I find out if my local Border's has it via the Web so I can go down and buy it. Better yet, why can't I let my need be know in some standard way and have the local Barnes & Nobles, Borders, etc. inform me of availbility, delivery options, and so on? Doc Searls calls this "demand informing supply." I think its the future.
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Speaking at the Global MSP Network Conference
I gave the keynote address to the Global MSP Network conference this morning. The GMN was started with backing from Intel in 2001 as an industry group for companies in the managed service provider space. Its not a large group, but I had a very good time speaking to them and getting some of their feedback. I spoke on IT trends (slides in PDF). I've given variations on this talk several times and its always well received.
One of the questions I wasn't very well positioned to talk about had to do with grid computing and its future. I just haven't spent that much time looking at it from an enterprise standpoint. A report in today's New York Times claims that Europe is far ahead in grid computing. I'll have to spend some time getting up to speed.
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eGovernment and Open Source Software Usage
Dave Fletcher reports that the four of the five top eGovernment Web sites in the Best of the Web contest run on Linux, Apache, and Resin. I'm not sure Resin's open source, but the point is well taken.
Dave also points to the UK's eGovernment office's open source policy (PDF). How many other government's have explicit open source policies? I don't know, but would be interested in compiling a list. If you've got any pointers, send me a note or add a comment below.