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Più di dieci anni con il software Libero e Open Source

COSA C’E’ DI NUOVO NELL’EPOCA DELLA TRASFORMAZIONE DIGITALE

 [Questa è la trascrizione della mia presentazione del 10 Novembre 2017 a the SFSCon ‘17. La versione in lingua inglese è qui.]

IL MIO CAMMINO NELL’OPEN SOURCE

Ho percorso il sentiero dell’open source per diversi anni. Inizialmente ho scelto il software libero per passare poi all’open source, considerando sempre la libertà del software come il valore più importante. Sono stato direttore del centro di competenza open source di Engineering, dove nel 2004 ho fondato l’iniziativa SpagoWorld (probabilmente conoscete  SpagoBI, uno dei suoi principali risultati).… Read the rest

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More than a decade with Free Open Source Software

WHAT’S NEW IN THE ERA OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

[This is the transcript of my talk given on November 10th, 2017 at the SFSCon ‘17. The Italian text is available here]

MY OPEN SOURCE PATH

I’ve been walking the open source path for a long time. I first adopted free software, and then moved to open source solutions, always looking at freedom of software as the key value. I was Open Source Director at Engineering Group, I founded the SpagoWorld initiative in 2004 (you’ll probably know SpagoBI, one of its best results), I was Director of OW2 for ten years, associate member of Eclipse, corporate sponsor of Open Source Initiative.… Read the rest

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Digital Ethics; Data Driven transparency and trust

CAN THE VALUES OF OPEN SOURCE BE APPLIED IN THE CONTEXT OF BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS?

[This article has been published in Engineering Group’s Ingenium Magazine on April, 11th, 2017. The Italian original text is available here.]

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple.” (Oscar Wilde)

I accepted the invitation to a briefing by Gartner entitled “How to use Data & Analytics to drive Strategic Business Value“.… Read the rest

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Etica digitale, trasparenza e fiducia per il Data Driven

COME I VALORI ALLA BASE DELL’OPEN SOURCE SI POSSONO APPLICARE AL CONTESTO BIG DATA E ANALYTICS

[Questo articolo è stato pubblicato l’11 Aprile 2017 nella rivista digitale Ingenium Magazine di Engineering. Il testo inglese è disponibile qui.]

"The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple. (Oscar Wilde)

Ho accettato l’invito ad un briefing di Gartner dal titolo “How to use Data & Analytics to drive Strategic Business Value”.… Read the rest

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Ten years of open source with OW2

[This is the transcript of my talk given on June 26th, 2017 at the OW2con’17. It includes link to videos. The recorded video is available on the conference website.]

Let me apologize in advance, since I’m not giving a purely celebrative speech. I’ll rather try to give you some suggestions on the role of open source and OW2 in the next years.  What I have learnt over these ten years is that acting in the open source communities means looking to the future, not looking at the past.… Read the rest