Devops 7 Reasons to Migrate from SVN to Git now Latest versions of Eclipse and other IDEs have a Git interface built in while SVN plugins are a clumsy add-on. Even IBM and Microsoft, with their own SCM offerings, have Git baked into
memory Personal Technology and Human Memory? Technology is part of our day to day lives, and we may have started to depend on it in more ways than we may be aware. There are a number of scientific studies
enterprise Is Ceylon Enterprise Ready? Ceylon is an up-and-coming JVM language with some very interesting features. I took it for a spin and experiences are posted at http://java.dzone.com/articles/ceylon-enterprise-ready
APIs Fluent HttpClient for APIs The new HttpClient provides a fluent interface that is quite intuitive. However, any non-trivial implementation soon starts to miss the flexibility of configuring the connection manager. As a pre-configured HttpClient can be passed
mobile Bloatware Destroying Android Experience Samsung makes beautiful handsets. Can Samsung please stick to doing what they do best? If you were that good at software, would you be latching on to the open-source Android in the first
IBM First looks: IBM SmartCloud Enterprise Last year, there was an opportunity to participate in IBM's Cloud Beta and I wrote about some initial impressions. IBM have now rolled this out with geographically dispersed data centres. Even with some
algorithm Software Testing ... overview and challenges Algorithmic Complexity and the Theoretical Limits of Testing: According to the undecidability theorem, most software quality properties are not provable. Therefore, what kind of testing techniques do we use to
network Program Management ... things learnt while managing a large infrastructure program Program Management, a discipline that has been around for a long time (as in 'social programs'), is gaining wider acceptance as IT projects become more
architecture Overview of ITIL-based Application Backup and Recovery Derived from a subset of IT Service Continuity Management (ITIL v3 ITSCM): ITIL v3 ITSCM considers application backup and recovery as one of the risk mitigating factors in assuring service continuity. This is
Linux Ubuntu as a First-Choice Desktop OS Working with Linux desktops for about 15 years now, I am always preparing for workarounds and compromises when using Linux for day-to-day desktop work. Our new Canon MP-series printer/scanner/copier was to
apps Google Apps and Blackberry-style Device Wipes Google is changing and maturing as a corporation, and has recently missed an earnings target. Rumours abound that Google may be turning 'evil'. However, I stumbled on to some features that Google has
architecture Setting up the RDS Database Instance ... experimenting with Amazon AWS EC2 Update: Amazon AWS RDS can now be configured from the AWS Web console Although the RDS is a service and we are not supposed to think of it
architecture Resilient Crowd, Jira and Confluence on Amazon EC2 and RDS ... experimenting with Amazon AWS EC2 This page is out-of-date. Atlassian has come out with cloud pay-as-you-go pricing (OnDemand) which is now recommended instead of the 10-user license mentioned below. These are three tools
architecture The App is King Networks, storage, and all other information technology infrastructure are fairly complicated things and it takes substantial planning and flawless execution to get it right. Project managers and analysts do great work to ensure
IBM IBM Finally Gets It with WebSphere 8.5 'Liberty' Finally! Some long-needed innovation in WebSphere application servers from IBM, and some fresh thinking that may boost the long-term viability of IBM leadership in middleware software. Whether it is the pressure from Oracle
management ITIL, PRINCE2 and Agile ... back-of-envelope thoughts Enterprise systems required service management to ensure that newly deployed projects run in a predictable and manageable manner. The discipline and project managment that enabled project delivery should continue in some
desktop OOO - Happy 10th Birthday Happy birthday to OpenOffice, also known as OpenOffice.Org and their contribution to the standardisation of the ODF standards and providing a viable alternative to an entrenched market leader. Reminds us of the
IBM Linking Dialog and Web Activities in WebSphere Commerce Marketing ... out-of-the-box marketing features IBM WebSphere Commerce 7.0 comes with a substantial set of marketing activities, namely web activities, e-mail activities and dialog activities. These are all part of a feature known as
server Will OpenSocial Accelerate Social Commerce? While businesses are busy making the move to socially-connected and interactive online experience for their customers and partners, some common issues are starting to emerge, for example: -- Do we have the critical
data O2 Wireless Internet FAIL After I wrote the post, I remembered that O2 continues to sell dongle-based wireless Internet, to be used with computers, at the marginal rate of £5 per GB. Its CEO's blog post makes
IBM IBM's Test and Dev Cloud IBM is beta-testing its own cloud at https://www-180.ibm.com/cloud/enterprise/beta/dashboard, after a successful experiment creating machine templatest with Amazon EC2. As a company with hardware and operating system
architecture Google Calendar Link shows Google's Strong URL architecture Quick Post: Just tried this today and it worked: Travel and meeting sites can give you a link that can add an entry to your Google Calendar, among ICAL and other links thare
server Third Generation eCommerce If the first generation of eCommerce was the shopping cart, and the second wave was enabling all sales channels in addition to on-line sales, then we are now beginning a new trend: the
mobile Nokia N900 is a Validation of Hybrid Open-Source Model ** Updated 2013: Obviously, this was too late to save Nokia **. To some, including me, the [Nokia N900 beats the Apple iPhone (http://thenextweb.com/2010/01/03/nokia-n900-takes-6-stabs-iphone/), at least for technology aficionados,
architecture Proposal Submission and Management System on Atlassian JIRA ...for The Research Council, Oman) by Akber Choudhry and Dusko Knezevic An Issue is an Issue : Alassian JIRA is all about issues. In fact, Atlassian sends out T-shirts saying 'Because you've got issues'!
