Enterprise

I'm working on a book/presentation/series of workshops/who knows what covering integrating lean and agile practices into a non-profit or social enterprise. As a sub set of that will also be "What the non-profit world can learn from the tech world and vice versa".

Since 2008, many developers have focused on building, distributing and selling (or hoping to sell) their efforts in two curated, walled garden stores. The Apple App store and Google Play (and related) stores have helped developers find audiences of billions around the world. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing. Some say the “app store” model has forced a race to the bottom, with prices and developer revenue share reduced, despite such large audiences.

I’ve never been to CeBit before, but it’s reasonably well-known on the tech conference circuit for announcements, and as it’s only a two-hour train ride from home, I jumped on a Deutsche Bahn and headed to the Worlds largest fairground in Hannover.

I sat down with Pravin Halady, product manager at NodeSource, to discuss why enterprise developers might need a safer and more secure version of Node.js and npm and what it's like running a business where your biggest competition is the creator of the product you sell.

Check out a key interview with one of the key developers behind the Apache Web Server about the Hyperledger Foundation, which aims to bring blockchain mainstream.

Flexera Software offers tools for producers and consumers of open source software to help ensure compliance and security of open source software in enterprise.

This interview with Mark Lorion, President and General Manager at Apperian, discusses the company's offerings for business app management.

In this interview, see what one company's philosophy about open source products and development for enterprise apps holds.