Year: 2014
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The simple assumption, is 40-60% of the time somebody says “let’s implement a rules engine to solve these unknown problems” really translates to “we really don’t know much about this domain so let’s implement something arbitrary as a stop gap”. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LooselyCoupledHumanCodeFactory/~3/4sAVNt9S4Mk/
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Next to the food court – speaking of ambiguous instructions
Please note that using a GPS system will not give you the correct location of the Global Entry Office. Unfamiliar with the Orlando International Airport follow these instructions. As you approach Orlando International Airport stay in the lane for “Terminal B”, parking is available in the “B” parking garage. Once in the terminal take the…
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Anything that can be learned by a normal American adult on a trip to a foreign country (of less than one year’s duration) can be learned more quickly, cheaply, and easily by visiting the San Diego Public Library. Simon’s Travel Theorem, As read in the preface to The Halo Effect. A bit more here too,…
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Coté Memo #042: “Is this helping at all?” and other Linkatary
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #042. Today we have 51 subscribers, so we’re +/-0. Keepin’ it smooth and level for the weekend! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives,…
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Coté Memo #040: Market cycles in infrastructure software, still more OpenStack action
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #040. Today we have 49 subscribers, so we’re +3. What happened?! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as…
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“Veblen goods”
In economics, a Veblen good is a member of a group of commodities whose demand is proportional to their price; an apparent contradiction of the law of demand. A Veblen good is often also a positional good. “Veblen goods”
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Coté Memo #039: research agenda crafting, what Docker will spend $40m on, RAX no longer for sale
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #039. Today we have 46 subscribers, so we’re +1. Dandy! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they…
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Coté Memo #038: No title, just links
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #038. Today we have 45 subscribers, so we’re +2. Fun! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they…
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Coté Memo #037: vRealize report, PaaS winnowing, big hunks of turkey
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #037. Today we have 43 subscribers, so we’re +1. I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they come…
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Coté Memo #036: HP buys Eucalyptus, mind-mapping-aaS
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #036. Today we have 42 subscribers, so we’re +/0. Steady as she goes! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see…
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Coté Memo #035 – Is Docker a threat to OpenStack, NPC in servers, OCP too expensive?, etc.
Meta-data I’m shipping mid-day. Let’s see what happens! Hello again, welcome to #035. Today we have 42 subscribers, so we’re +1. Fun! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives,…
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Coté Memo #034: No longer blending iPhones, Applefornia, Developer Relations & Marketing
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #034. Today we have 41 subscribers, so we’re +/-0. I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they come…
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Coté Memo #033: Taking my toys home, microservices vs. J2EE, Tex-Mex/Cajun Fusion
Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #033. Today we have 41 subscribers, so we’re +1. Yay! I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they…
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Docker for Service Providers – Once again: developers
As newsletter subscribers may recall, we’ve been talking internally at 451 about how service providers could use Docker, or not. The piece on that topic is now up, and free for all to view to boot. Here’s the 451 Take: Given the gulf between the actual needs of application stacks and the ability of modern…
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SolidFire’s OpenStack reference architecture is driving new sales and thought leadership
My report on SolidFire’s OpenStack reference architecture (RA) is now up. In addition to covering the RA itself, I was more curious to hear how the business had been going that is, “is it a thing?” As I put in my newsletter the day of the briefing, it seems like the answer is yes. Here’s…
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How Amazon financials work
When you buy Amazon stock (the main currency with which Amazon employees are paid, incidentally), you are buying a bet that he can convert a huge portion of all commerce to flow through the Amazon machine. I have to admit, I didn’t really read that closely, but there you go. How Amazon financials work
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Why Did Docker Catch on Quickly and Why is it so Interesting? | The New Stack
Excellent piece. Too bad my folks didn’t get around to writing it first, but at least now it doesn’t need to be written. The insights in developer relations are great. At a meta-level: It’d be interesting to “crowd source” analyst research agendas by just bundling up pieces like this and original work and having that…
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Coté Memo #032: when to have an executive summary
Title: Coté Memo #032: when to have an executive summary Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #32. Today we have 40 subscribers, so we’re +1. I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to get the daily email.) See past newsletters in…
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However, CEOs often just tell their companies that they “must execute the strategy better.” Clearly this advice isn’t very helpful, as it’s as obvious as saying, “Let’s all just do a better job!” What companies need is to identify specifically what it is that they must execute better. For example, “improve the speed of deliveries”…
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Coté Memo #031: Avoiding Showing Up, Yet Another Private Equity in Tech Story, Cyborgs, and more #VMworld
Title: Coté Memo #031: Avoiding Showing Up, Yet Another Private Equity in Tech Story, Cyborgs, and more #VMworld Meta-data Hello again, welcome to #31. Today we have 39 subscribers, so we’re +1. I’d love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io. (If you’re reading this on the web, you should subscribe to…
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