In last week's newsletter I discussed assignment clauses in contracts. This is only one minor, albeit important, section of an outsourcing contract. So I thought it would be good to provide an overview of the common parts of an outsourcing contract for those who may be facing this for the first time. Even a high level overview of outsourcing contracts will take more space than I have here, so consider this Part 1, with the remainder to be covered next week.
Last week's news that IBM is releasing a free version of its DB2 database software might be good news for system administrators seeking a low-cost (as in, no-cost) back-end server platform. But could the latest commercial database platform to go freebie be a bad omen for open source databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL?
EnterpriseDB has released a new distribution of the PostgreSQL open source database, hoping to expand the use of the software and compete better with MySQL AB.
The typical cloud computing contract can look downright simple to an experienced IT outsourcing customer accustomed to inking pacts hundreds of pages long that outline service levels and penalties, pricing and benchmarks, processes and procedures, security and business continuity requirements, and clauses delineating the rights and responsibilities of the IT services supplier and customer.
When I'm not being a journalist and leaping wide clauses in a single bound or moving faster than a speeding cursor, I adopt my alternate persona: Mark Gibbs, mild-mannered consultant. Well, perhaps not so mild-mannered.
The late, great Chico Marx once said, “You can't fool me - there ain't no Sanity Clause.” Of course, Chico (or at least his on-screen character) didn’t know much about contracts, and you have to believe in sanity clauses if you’re getting into a deal with a service provider. Johna Till Johnson’s Eye on the Carriers column this week gets into the nitty-gritty of sanity clauses.
Why you need a sanity clause
http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0825johnson.html?net
It's the dog days of summer: hot, humid and beset with the occasional multi-state power outage. While the rest of the world is off at the beach or teeing up on the course, many telecom managers are hard at work negotiating next year's telephone company contracts. Herewith, some ways to ensure those contracts are more resilient than our national energy infrastructure.
Analysts say that in the move to cut costs and drive efficiencies, enterprise users are starting to get more serious about open source products such as Jboss; and databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, the Apache Web server, the Samba file and print server, and OpenOffice desktop software.
Once upon a time, IT service providers demanded exclusivity from customers. As those early outsourcing deals wore on, clients grew weary of being locked in to a "one and only" provider. To keep their customers happy, outsourcing vendors began offering minimum volume and revenue commitment clauses, which gave customers some room to breathe while insuring a certain level of return for IT service suppliers.
The PostgreSQL developers released updates for all major branches of the popular open-source database system on Thursday in order to address several vulnerabilities, including a high-risk one that could allow attackers to crash the server, modify configuration variables as superuser or execute arbitrary code if certain conditions are met.
When it comes to telecom negotiations, most telecom managers have a difficult time. I see far too many contracts riddled with unacceptable clauses and limitations, shackling companies with sub-par terms and conditions, bloated pricing, and even obsolete technology.
Amazon Relational Database Service on VMware automates database provisioning for customers running VMware vSphere 6.5 or later, and it supports Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL.
Новый Год уже совсем на носу, а значит нужен свежий производственный календарь в базе данных PostgreSQL. Но как совершенно обленившийся IT-шник, заводить его руками не хочется. Хочется, чтобы вызовом...