by ezs | Mar 31, 2005 | evilzenscientist, travel, Uncategorized
I’ve learned from experience to avoid Chicago during the Winter months. Rain, snow, storms, ice.. they all add up to delays and misery. I’ve tried to route via Denver to make life easier.
Yesterday I had no option but to fly via Chicago to make a connection to Manchester, NH. What should have been a five hour trip turned into a fourteen hour ordeal.
Thunderstorms in the Chicago area closed the airport for about three hours – incoming flights were diverted; outgoing flights grounded. I ended up being diverted to Moline, IL for an hour or so of unwanted stopover.
by ezs | Mar 28, 2005 | blogging, evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
I’ve been hunting around for examples of teams blogging on specific areas of specialty. Most pointedly my search has been for online examples of the nebulous area – “Thought Leadership”
Several CxO blogs promoting this – including Debbie Weil on CEO Thought Leadership:
First, blogging is writing. That’s all it is. Good blogging is good writing. It is not copywriting. That is, writing-for-hire whose purpose is to sell someone else’s products or services. So for you, Bob, a blog might serve as an outlet for itchy fingers to sound off on topics / issues / bugaboos that come up in the course of your copywriting assignments. Do you have that urge? If you do, that’s a raison d’etre for your blog. If you don’t, well… I understand.
I like the comment on having an urge to express. On my personal blog I write more about how I came back to blogging
I also liked this from James McGovern – an IT Enterprise Architect blog:
The difference between generally available opinions and thought leadership are the difference between night and day. Opinions tend to be emotional, reactional and narrowly focused. Thought leadership on the other hand serves to introduce ideas and concepts to individuals using factual, open-minded, disciplined approaches.
Especially in the area of technology this seems like a great approach to communication. It suggests a divergence from the traditional marketing-led approach to blogging and more of an unbiased (is that the word I’m meaning?) discussion of the technologies and issues at hand.
Open-minded, Passionate and Honest.
Summed up by this:
Employees will be blogging in their off hours if it’s fun for them. Edwin K., the primary author of the Collaxa blog, actually used the words “fun” in describing his 2 and 1/2 years thus far of evangelizing the business process management and BPEL space. Fun, passion, challenge, enthusiasm: It’s the only way the commitment will be maintained.
by ezs | Mar 25, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized
It’s over for another six months or so.
I think everyone has blogged Nats keynote to death (Banana Guards!)
by ezs | Mar 24, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized
Now the keynotes are over it’s back to the real business of BrainShare – meeting customers and teaching breakout sessions.
I did two sessions today; as well as the ZENworks Customer Appreciation cocktail party.
by ezs | Mar 24, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
The Wednesday keynote was incredible.
We did a deep dive on all of the Identity Driven Computing pieces – including a really compelling demo of ZENworks managing the Novell Linux Desktop. We also did a sneak peek of the Tally Systems TS.Census product.
Found some interesting commentary on the keynote:
Bert Plat:
Next followed a sneak peek at the upcoming ZENworks 7, with its new management web interface, and the possibilities to control Linux boxes to the same extent as Windows desktops. I haven’t taken a close look at ZENworks since, oh, version 3 or so, so to me this was quite revelatory. Another product I need to take a very close look at.
by ezs | Mar 24, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized, ZENworks
Apparantly we caused an outage to the main Tally Systems web server on Wednesday after the announcement.
by ezs | Mar 23, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized, ZENworks
We are using this video in our Wednesday Keynote. It’s really creative.
by ezs | Mar 23, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized, ZENworks
Novell acquires Tally Systems..
One focus of my life for the last few months – the future ZENworks Asset Management.
Some coverage:
Acquisition Of Tally Shows Where Novell Wants To Go
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=159904794
Information Week – USA
… asset-management software maker Tally Systems Corp. in a move to strengthen Novell ZENworks. The acquisition of privately held Tally …
Novell Acquires Tally Systems, Unveils SLES 10
http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/news/41697.html
LinuxInsider.com – Encino,CA,USA
… gathering, but today all eyes are on its next major upgrade of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server and an acquisition that will expand its Zenworks systems management …
Novell acquires firm to build up ZenWorks
http://news.com.com/Novell+acquires+firm+to+build+up+ZenWorks/2110-7344_3-5631554.html
Cnet.com – USA
…Novell said Wednesday it has agreed to acquire privately held Tally Systems and combine that company’s administration tools
Novell tweaks management tools
http://news.com.com/Novell+tweaks+management+tools/2100-1012_3-5632075.html
Cnet.com – USA
…Novell offered a peek at its forthcoming management products on Wednesday, including an inventory tool it’s gaining through a newly announced acquisition.
Novell to buy asset management company
http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/businessintelligence/story/0,10801,100573,00.html
Computerworld – USA
…Novell Inc. said today that it has agreed to acquire IT asset management company Tally Systems Corp. for an undisclosed sum in order to expand its ZENworks product line.
Novell to buy Tally Systems, bolster its ZENworks suite
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_2619899
The Salt Lake Tribune – USA
…In a move aimed at bolstering its ZENworks system management suite, Novell Inc. says it plans to buy Tally Systems Corp.
by ezs | Mar 22, 2005 | blogging, evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
Jason Feilbach introduced me to the aggregation of Novell peoples blogs – Planet N
by ezs | Mar 22, 2005 | evilzenscientist, Novell BrainShare, Uncategorized, ZENworks
Urg. Early mornings. Up early for a 7 am partner breakfast. Roadmap, vision, feedback and comments from our reseller and channel partners.
The most common request – “give us early access to code” – we’re working on it right now.
Also gave my first session of the week – ZENworks Linux Management Best Practices – seems like this is the week of AV problems – one of the video feeds failed on me.
Writing this sitting in the tech lab with Naresh and Jose from the ZLM engineering team – talking about the keynote.
.. Later
It’s almost 9pm – and we’ve hopefully done the final run for the Wednesday Keynote.
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