Comments for The Open Source Pragmatist http://opensource-pragmatist.com pragmatist (n). one who has a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Open Source CRM, ERP and Wireless – Mission Impossible? by David Baier http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2008/12/16/open-source-crm-erp-and-wireless-mission-impossible/#comment-2 David Baier Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:11:42 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=40#comment-2 Just read a related InsideCRM article entitled, "Top 5 CRM Predictions for 2009" where they stated that "Mobile is the New Hosted – With the exponential growth in smartphone sales – both consumer and professional – and workforces relying on mobile for more than just email and phone, Mobile CRM will make its turning point in 2009 as the most sought-after CRM application." Just read a related InsideCRM article entitled, “Top 5 CRM Predictions for 2009″ where they stated that “Mobile is the New Hosted – With the exponential growth in smartphone sales – both consumer and professional – and workforces relying on mobile for more than just email and phone, Mobile CRM will make its turning point in 2009 as the most sought-after CRM application.”

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]]> Comment on Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does by Twitter Trackbacks for Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does | The Open Source Pragmatist [opensource-pragmatist.com] on Topsy.com http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/09/03/good-customer-service-lesson-dont-do-what-target-does/#comment-23 Twitter Trackbacks for Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does | The Open Source Pragmatist [opensource-pragmatist.com] on Topsy.com Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:10:45 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=140#comment-23 [...] Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does | The Open Source Pragmatist opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/09/03/good-customer-service-lesson-dont-do-what-target-does – view page – cached Good Customer Service Lesson - Don't do what Target Does, OK - normally I don't write blogs bashing companies when I have a bad experience, mainly because I don't have that much time available.   But I had an — From the page [...] [...] Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does | The Open Source Pragmatist opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/09/03/good-customer-service-lesson-dont-do-what-target-does – view page – cached Good Customer Service Lesson - Don’t do what Target Does, OK - normally I don’t write blogs bashing companies when I have a bad experience, mainly because I don’t have that much time available.   But I had an — From the page [...]

]]> Comment on What do these Open Source applications have in common? by CRM Outsiders » Blog Archive » Building a Business on Open Source - Levementum http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/09/02/what-do-these-open-source-applications-have-in-common/#comment-19 CRM Outsiders » Blog Archive » Building a Business on Open Source - Levementum Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:52:32 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=132#comment-19 [...] a blog post from one of SugarCRM’s key partners Levementum caught my eye. The post notes that Levementum aids organizations of all sizes deploy and manage most of the open source [...] [...] a blog post from one of SugarCRM’s key partners Levementum caught my eye. The post notes that Levementum aids organizations of all sizes deploy and manage most of the open source [...]

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]]> Comment on SugarCRM: Principle #1 in Bad Economy - Give More Value at Lower Price by SugarCRM: Principle #1 in Bad Economy - Give More Value at Lower … | Computer Internet and Technology Articles. http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/04/30/sugarcrm-principle-1-in-bad-economy-give-more-value-at-lower-price/#comment-12 SugarCRM: Principle #1 in Bad Economy - Give More Value at Lower … | Computer Internet and Technology Articles. Fri, 01 May 2009 07:37:56 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=116#comment-12 [...] Read more from the original source: SugarCRM: Principle #1 in Bad Economy - Give More Value at Lower … [...] [...] Read more from the original source: SugarCRM: Principle #1 in Bad Economy - Give More Value at Lower … [...]

]]> Comment on Yes We Can… by David Baier http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/02/04/yes-we-can/#comment-9 David Baier Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:27:41 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=53#comment-9 The debate rages on. I am an advocate of <a href="http://www.levementum.com/solutions/open_source" rel="nofollow">open source software</a>, not because it is cheap or free, but because in some cases it stands head-to-head with proprietary software solutions on value and functionality while typically offering greater flexibility and control. That being said, I think we all agree that there is plenty of room in government for technological improvements - if open source is a good fit for any of the improvements or for that matter any projects generated out of the stimulus package, then it should be considered and evaluated on value and functionality. I have yet to meet an enterprise decision-maker who purchased open source just because it was open source. The value a software solution provides is multi-faceted and being open source is only one of them. The debate rages on. I am an advocate of open source software, not because it is cheap or free, but because in some cases it stands head-to-head with proprietary software solutions on value and functionality while typically offering greater flexibility and control. That being said, I think we all agree that there is plenty of room in government for technological improvements - if open source is a good fit for any of the improvements or for that matter any projects generated out of the stimulus package, then it should be considered and evaluated on value and functionality. I have yet to meet an enterprise decision-maker who purchased open source just because it was open source. The value a software solution provides is multi-faceted and being open source is only one of them.

]]> Comment on SugarCON 2009 says “No to Mediocrity” by mjayliebs http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/02/09/sugarcon-2009-says-no-to-mediocrity/#comment-7 mjayliebs Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:48:27 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=59#comment-7 First - Thanks Doug for the kind words. I agree with your observations regarding the 'typical' vendor conference - I would like to think this past SugarCON was not typical. There are a few areas where improvements can and should be made, but overall, it was a very positive experience for Sugar as well - mostly because the attendees found value, but it is also extremely valuable for Sugar folks to see and hear what others are doing with the application. For those that know me, the 'Cloud' area, with specific overlap to open source and commercial open source is a very interesting topic to dissect. I agree with Doug's thoughts above, as we have discussed the topic at length. Where does hype meets buzz, because our customers really just want value? But I would respectfully suggest a refinement of a couple words at the end, which will help us get there. I think that Doug is really onto something... It may seem like a play on words, but I think that if you change 'concept of leverage' to 'opportunity to leverage' then we can all work with our respective clients/customers. The semantic is that the cloud buzz is full of concepts, but not always enough of a business case (value) to justify an investment (of time, not even money). Many of the infrastructure players (Amazon and RackSpace for example) have made very large investments in what we call the cloud. It is up to us to to highlight the opportunity our customers have to leverage what exists (independent of what a marketeer is calling it), in order to grow their business or reduce costs and allow for investments elsewhere in their business. This hardly closes the book on this topic, I think we are just at chapter one. First - Thanks Doug for the kind words. I agree with your observations regarding the ‘typical’ vendor conference - I would like to think this past SugarCON was not typical. There are a few areas where improvements can and should be made, but overall, it was a very positive experience for Sugar as well - mostly because the attendees found value, but it is also extremely valuable for Sugar folks to see and hear what others are doing with the application.

For those that know me, the ‘Cloud’ area, with specific overlap to open source and commercial open source is a very interesting topic to dissect. I agree with Doug’s thoughts above, as we have discussed the topic at length. Where does hype meets buzz, because our customers really just want value? But I would respectfully suggest a refinement of a couple words at the end, which will help us get there. I think that Doug is really onto something…

It may seem like a play on words, but I think that if you change ‘concept of leverage’ to ‘opportunity to leverage’ then we can all work with our respective clients/customers. The semantic is that the cloud buzz is full of concepts, but not always enough of a business case (value) to justify an investment (of time, not even money). Many of the infrastructure players (Amazon and RackSpace for example) have made very large investments in what we call the cloud. It is up to us to to highlight the opportunity our customers have to leverage what exists (independent of what a marketeer is calling it), in order to grow their business or reduce costs and allow for investments elsewhere in their business.

This hardly closes the book on this topic, I think we are just at chapter one.

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]]> Comment on Yes We Can… by Posts about Open Source Software as of February 4, 2009 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/2009/02/04/yes-we-can/#comment-3 Posts about Open Source Software as of February 4, 2009 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:36:47 +0000 http://opensource-pragmatist.com/?p=53#comment-3 [...] entry exposes a ‘higher education’ culture of apathy, lies, and fear of open source software Yes We Can… - opensource-pragmatist.com 02/04/2009 Open Source Software - Yes We Can “Yes We Can … in [...] [...] entry exposes a ‘higher education’ culture of apathy, lies, and fear of open source software Yes We Can… - opensource-pragmatist.com 02/04/2009 Open Source Software - Yes We Can “Yes We Can … in [...]

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