“Here is the surprising truth: It’s often easier to make something 10 times better than it is to make it 10 percent better… when you aim for a 10x gain, you lean instead on bravery and creativity — the kind that, literally and metaphorically, can put a man on the moon.”
Astro Teller on wired.com
As much as the current generation of OSS products are powerful, amazing and in some cases exciting, the honest truth is that there are still major shortcomings in OctopOSS projects.
Fundamental issues remain, including the following:
Others appear in this earlier post.
The lack of a clear market leader means that the market is awaiting to be taken to the moon by an organisation with creativity and bravery.
Standing out in a highly saturated and fragmented OSS market can be really difficult. We’re regularly involved in bake-offs where we see dozens of OSS
One of the things I love about my job is all the vendor demos I get to see. Product demos are one of the four
Have you read the book, “The 4-hour work week” by Tim Ferris? It was one of those relatively rare books that inspired a complete mindset
Over the years, we’ve been involved in many OSS procurement events and have seen a variety of different pricing models proposed by vendors. Being software,
Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
