Arnie, Danny and the Problem with Our OSS Digital Twins
We invest heavily in production environments (aka Arnie) and in reactive network fault-fix measures. Most OSS teams think of non-prod (aka Danny) as somewhere to
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
William Arthur Ward
When an organisation identifies that a new OctopOSS project is required, it is common for some or all of the project’s influencers and evaluators to have limited knowledge about a potential vendor’s products. In some cases, they won’t even understand the main concepts of an OSS or the benefits that it can bring. The OctopOSS will touch parts of the business where OSS technologies are completely foreign.
Whether you represent the vendor or the organisation that will consume an OSS, it is your responsibility to inspire every part of the business that will be touched.
We invest heavily in production environments (aka Arnie) and in reactive network fault-fix measures. Most OSS teams think of non-prod (aka Danny) as somewhere to
Telecom architects often jump to the conclusion that more capability means better performance. Add another feature, another platform, another integration, another automation layer and the
As Daniel Priestley articulates well here, the disposable lighter is an extraordinary example of capitalism doing what capitalism does best – thousands of tiny improvements
No two OSS projects are the same. One might have a different vendor stack, another a completely different organisational structure, another a different operating model