by becoming apple certified, if nothing else, i will be able to get 90% off apple software like final cut pro, dvd studio pro, logic audio, webobjects, OS X server, and nothing real shake. the small $495 investment, nets me $4000 in savings.
from the keynotes, especially the SUN one, all of us need to develop our projects to open standards. microsoft has an integrated welded box approach, IBM has a “don’t try this by yourself” approach. and SUN offers an integrateable solution, so when you need to run apache server or veritas, you can, but you might break the elegant development over decades and billions of dollars the package that is solaris. my action points have to be:
- secure my computer facility with smart cards
secure with biometrics
secure with a lock and key
secure with power backup
secure with redundancy
secure with location disparity
run on java, UNIX, linux, or open source
go MPEG-4
the network is the machine
metcalf’s law of growing networks holds
rock’s law of rising semiconductor price holds true
moore’s law of semiconductor performance hold true
look for 64 bit architecture
run fit clients with a dedicated server (netboot)
simplify the network with fewer computers
fire everyone
use oracle database on big iron