Open Source in the Public Sector (Germany/Europe)- some spotlights

Introduction In this article I will put the spotlight on some aspects of the Open Source activities in the public sector in germany. While I have a few insights in some of these, I am currently unable to cover everything that is going on. So if I missed parts, please let me know through the […]

Backstage: The Internal Developer Platform for Boosting IT Productivity

Abstract As technology rapidly advances and organizations expand, a diverse array of tools and infrastructures are being integrated into our IT ecosystems. This growth presents challenges in managing service complexity, increasing the risk of fragmentation and reduced reliability. Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), such as the open-source Backstage, provide a solution by offering a unified layer […]

OpenSourceSeeds: Solving the world’s problems using open approaches – outside the software domain

In May this year, my colleague Götz Rieger came across a poster in Berlin which piqued our interest: Open source bread? Free (libre) seeds? What is this all about? With German Thanksgiving on Oct. 2nd we want to take the opportunity to learn more about this initiative. To this end, we conducted an email interview […]

Banking 2030: What can we expect?

This text takes a look at the next couple of years regarding the banking industry and its repercussions on the underlying IT, makes assumptions and then some theories how it might develop. So up front a disclaimer: I do not have a glass orb and therefore my guess is probably as good as anyone’s. Executive […]

42!

If 42 is the answer to all your OpenSource questions …..