Author: Markus Perdrizat
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How 4 Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM
How 4 Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM: Can digital rights management technology stop the unauthorized spread of copyrighted content? Ten years ago this month, four engineers argued that it can’t, forever changing how the world thinks about piracy. Their paper, “The Darknet and the Future of Content Distribution” (available as a…
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Disks from the Perspective of a File System
Disks from the Perspective of a File System: Disks lie. And the controllers that run them are partners in crime. Marshall Kirk McKusick Most applications do not deal with disks directly, instead storing their data in files in a file system, which protects us from those scoundrel disks. Added via Pocket.
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The cult of innovation
The cult of innovation: IT is currently gripped by a Cult of Innovation: novelty is king; development/improvement a headlong rush into the future; only the bleeding edge survives. We ought to know better. Innovation can be change for change’s sake, especially when staff are tasked with “Be innovative”. Added via Pocket.
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If all these new DBMS technologies are so scalable, why are Oracle and DB2 still on top of TPC-C? A roadmap to end their dominance
If all these new DBMS technologies are so scalable, why are Oracle and DB2 still on top of TPC-C? A roadmap to end their dominance: In the last decade, database technology has arguably progressed furthest along the scalability dimension. Also: Calvin: A fast, cheap database that isn’t a database at all.
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Automatically Add Pocket Favorites to WordPress Blog
I finally got around to creating an IFTTT recipe to automatically push my Pocket favorites to this blog. My queue was overflowing… so much read, so little time to go back and write about it! Let me know if you’re interested in the recipe. I’m holding off publishing it for now, until I know it…
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Open Source Software: Compliance Basics And Best Practices
It’s been a while I read something about Open Source in the enterprise, so here you go: As the saying goes, free software is not free, and using open source software requires that organizations understand the legal framework of open source. via Open Source Software: Compliance Basics And Best Practices.
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Linus Torvalds doesn’t read code any more
Who would’ve thought? He leads an organization of 100s of developers, and doesn’t do much coding anymore? Although if you read to the end, you’ll find that he still codes, just not Linux kernel stuff. Well, the big thing is I don’t read code any more. When a patch has already gone through two people,…
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What HP’s cloud chief wants you to know about HP’s cloud
What HP’s cloud chief wants you to know about HP’s cloud. All good and well, but is anybody still listening? HP will have to deliver, then we can talk again.
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Centralized vs Decentralized Version Control: 2010 vs 2012
I guess what’s good enough for Linux is good enough for anything 🙂 However one interprets the data, however, the clear winner over the past two years has been Git. Almost half of the total change over the past two years is Git alone. If you’re looking for bets, then, based on this slice of…
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