The obituary appeared in the Wall Street Journal this week (ungated link). And the lead sentence is all you need to read: The use of open-source software is becoming more prevalent at big companies for reasons including ease of innovation and cutting the time to get products to market. Done. No mention of “free” […]
All words are prejudices. -Nietzsche The first problem with Data Management is that it’s called “Data Management.” In the NFL there is a certain type of quarterback about which the best that can be said is that they are “game managers“. Their talent lies not in a strong arm or pinpoint accuracy but in not […]
So ESRI buys the cloud-ish start-up GeoIQ: why should anyone but the twittering class care? Because it’s the latest sign there are exactly two pathways to profitability in traditional GIS: be niche, or be ESRI. You’ve known for the last couple of years that State & Local budgets are decimated, now that same terrible swift […]