An Open Cloud Strategy, 3 Bullet Edition

An Exadata server.

I posted a link to David Lutterkort's fantastic talk on the Aeolus Project at PuppetConf 2011, and Matt Asay jumped right in: https://twitter.com/#!/mjasay/status/131046988971130880 He's right. So I blithely replied: https://twitter.com/#!/ghelleks/status/131047965061156867 This blog post was thus inevitable. 1) Choice is important. This should be "Choice is still important." but it wouldn't fit in the tweet. The … Continue reading An Open Cloud Strategy, 3 Bullet Edition →

GOSCON: Climbing the Mountain

The Government Open Source Conference, masterfully curated by Deb Bryant and the good people at the Oregon State University Open Source Lab, is one of my favorite open source events. Every year, they manage to pull together quality speakers from innovative agencies and projects in a warm, collaborative, and exciting environment. Before the earthquake unpleasantness … Continue reading GOSCON: Climbing the Mountain →

New York CIO Dr. Daniel Chan

Chan said he believes in open technology approaches – including re-using solutions developed by other states – whenever feasible to avoid unnecessary expenses. The strategy was cemented by the success of myBenefits.ny.gov, a 2008 portal he helped develop as CIO of the state’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance. In building the site, his office … Continue reading New York CIO Dr. Daniel Chan →

DOD Open Technology Development Guide Released!

The DOD's second Open Technology Development Roadmap has been released: "Open Technology Development: Lessons Learned and Best Practices". It's a handbook for using and making open source in the DOD and the US Government, sponsored by the Secretary of Defense. It provides practical advice on policy, procurement, and good community governance, all under a Creative … Continue reading DOD Open Technology Development Guide Released! →