Wyatt Walter, one of DataSync’s network engineers, wrote an excellent post on why Software as a Service (SaaS) prevents vendor lock in and drives value:
By using open source software products on SaaS providers’ platforms who offer direct access to the code, one can avoid this lack of freedom as Stallman suggests, but also maintain the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'open source'
Wyatt Walter on freedom of open source Software as a Service (SaaS)
May 12th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: datasync on demand · hosting · open source · SaaS
DataSync at OSBC
April 3rd, 2009 No Comments
DataSync CEO Mike Vetter spent a couple of days at the 2009 Open Source Business Conference at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA March 24-25.
Vetter seized every opportunity to talk with industry leaders and gained valuable insight as well as created further awareness of the flagship product, DataSync Suite. Click here to read about [...]
Tags: cloudera · datasync · infoworld · mike vetter · novell · open source · osbc · red hat · roi · software · sun microsystems
DataSync hires former IBM Software Engineer
March 17th, 2009 3 Comments
Meet DataSync’s newest edition, Steve Fox.
Originally from Sioux Falls, SD, Steve has been hacking on open source applications (mostly in PHP) at the information technology powerhouse, IBM, since 2000. His experience includes working from the Linux Technology Center, running a sourceforge.net type site and contributing to the libhugetlbfs virtual memory performance library.
When asked what drew [...]
Tags: datasync · expertise · ibm · innovation · linux · open source · php · sd · sioux falls · software · software engineer · steve fox · suite
SugarCON 2009
February 19th, 2009 No Comments
DataSync recently took part in the SugarCon Customer and Developer Conference held at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco February 2-4.
DataSync CEO Mike Vetter had the opportunity to speak on a panel and share the DataSync model with hundreds of industry leaders in attendance. Click here to read about his experience.
SugarCon provides the opportunity to [...]
Tags: datasync · ibm · levementum · microsoft · mike vetter · open source · oracle jigsaw data · osbc · sugar crm · sugarcon 2009 · sun microsystems · talend
DataSync Suite 0.7 Release
February 6th, 2009 1 Comment
DataSync Suite 0.7 beta is now available. The focus of this release was to create a web-based GUI to allow administration of users.
Here are the details:
Web-based User Management. Administrators can now create, edit, and remove users through a web-based interface we call the “Suite Admin”. This includes granting and restricting access to extensions and integrated [...]
Tags: Alfresco · datasync suite 0.7 · extension configuration · open source · release · upgrade · web based user management
RazorStream Video Email
January 20th, 2009 1 Comment
DataSync has partnered with RazorStream to offer a video email service to Zimbra hosting clients.
The Details.
Upon signing up for our 20 Day Trial, DataSync will add a New Video Email button to your Zimbra dashboard. This allows you to record a video message using the video device of your choice, as well as add text, [...]
Tags: datasync · open source · razorstream · video email · Zimbra
Socialize.
January 7th, 2009 No Comments
“Are you on Facebook?”
This question has become a regular “how do you do” in the world of business. What was once briefly a means of purely social interaction has turned into one of the most powerful business marketing tools of the 21st Century.
Social Networking Sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Twitter focus on building online [...]
Tags: datasync · delicious · facebook · flickr · linkedin · open source · social networking · twitter · youtube
DataSync Suite 0.6 Release
December 5th, 2008 1 Comment
It’s Here.
DataSync Suite 0.6 beta is now available. This significant upgrade of the overall architecture of DataSync Suite features a modular, extensible and more developer-focused framework, making the system much more flexible for adding users and applications. Additionally, this release showcases the addition of the “DataSync Suite Extension” system, a flexible, pluggable architecture for [...]
Tags: datasync suite 0.6 · open source
DataSync Suite 0.6 release set: early December
November 18th, 2008 No Comments
DataSync is proud to announce the release of DataSync Suite 0.6 beta early December, 2008. This release is focused on fully revamping the architecture of our software, making the system easy for developers to use and much more flexible for adding users and applications. This release showcases the addition of the “DataSync Suite Extension” system, [...]
Tags: datasync suite 0.6 · open source
Zimbra vs. Exchange
November 14th, 2008 1 Comment
We’ve done a brief side-by-side comparison of Microsoft Exchange vs. Zimbra features. For those of you who don’t click on links, here’s the comparison:
Cost
Zimbra hosting is more cost efficient than Exchange hosting:
Zimbra hosting: $3.95 to $9.95/mo per user
Exchange hosting: $9.95 to $24.95/mo per user
Flexibility
Use Zimbra on any platform (Windows, Apple, Linux), with any mobile device [...]
Tags: comparison · exchange · open source · vs · Zimbra
