Alternatives to Microsoft, and Giuliani's book "Leadership"...
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Informationweek reports in an article titled Companies Weigh Microsoft Alternatives that Gartner is finding that governments are encouraging more government departments and companies to seek alternatives to Microsoft software. This move is more pronounced in non-US companies, as there doesn't seem to be quite the concern over the reliance on Microsoft. Linux is seen as the likely option for groups seeking to break out of the Windows-based operating systems. Looks like I need to start becoming familiar with Linux...
And I FINALLY finished up Rudolph Giuliani's book Leadership. I decided to read the book after hearing him speak at the Lotusphere opening session. He's a very dynamic speaker who faced some incredible challenges leading the city through the 9/11 terror attacks. The book is interesting in that it gives you some insight as to what he faced during that period. I tend to be somewhat skeptical of these types of "leadership" books in that I wonder how many of the decisions were based on predefined principles vs. how many stories are molded to fit a picture of the person as a leader. Reglardless, there are some good principles to pull from the book. A little side note... During the LS speech, Giuliani mentioned how much IBM had contributed to the recovery effort. I wondered (being the cynic that I am) if that was the part of the speech where he inserts the name of whatever company is sponsoring the speech. But in the book, he specifically mentions how IBM contributed many of the computers that were used as part of the command center.... That makes me feel better... :-)
Informationweek reports in an article titled Companies Weigh Microsoft Alternatives that Gartner is finding that governments are encouraging more government departments and companies to seek alternatives to Microsoft software. This move is more pronounced in non-US companies, as there doesn't seem to be quite the concern over the reliance on Microsoft. Linux is seen as the likely option for groups seeking to break out of the Windows-based operating systems. Looks like I need to start becoming familiar with Linux...
And I FINALLY finished up Rudolph Giuliani's book Leadership. I decided to read the book after hearing him speak at the Lotusphere opening session. He's a very dynamic speaker who faced some incredible challenges leading the city through the 9/11 terror attacks. The book is interesting in that it gives you some insight as to what he faced during that period. I tend to be somewhat skeptical of these types of "leadership" books in that I wonder how many of the decisions were based on predefined principles vs. how many stories are molded to fit a picture of the person as a leader. Reglardless, there are some good principles to pull from the book. A little side note... During the LS speech, Giuliani mentioned how much IBM had contributed to the recovery effort. I wondered (being the cynic that I am) if that was the part of the speech where he inserts the name of whatever company is sponsoring the speech. But in the book, he specifically mentions how IBM contributed many of the computers that were used as part of the command center.... That makes me feel better... :-)
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