Mosso/Rackspace using ServiceMix
Bruce pointed out this little snippet on the new control panel and provisioning system for The Hosting Cloud from Mosso, a subsidiary of Rackspace. Its really interesting that the only specific technology mentioned in the article is Apache ServiceMix which they are apparently using as an integration point for management of current and future services.
We have certainly seen some interesting and unique uses of ServiceMix outside of the traditional business integration scenario, but I find this one really exciting. I have become really interested in the whole cloud computing and virtualization space but I really never expected to see ServiceMix mentioned like this. If anyone has more details about the architecture I would love to hear about it.
I finally bought a Mac
People who know me will realize what a sensational topic this is. I have sworn for years not to ever own a Mac. The reasons are complicated, but it was mostly because I am a total Linux geek and I am really just too busy to worry about changing this aspect of my daily work life. Even worse, I am still a Fedora nerd and have never even used Ubuntu, Suse, or any other Linux distro. So that should give you some idea of my loyalty (or unwillingness to fart with learning a new OS).
Lately I have realized that the very thing that has caused me to stay with Linux (not enough time to worry about changing) has become my very reason for switching. Lately I just don’t have enough time to monkey with certain Linux applications for graphics, diagrams, presentations and a myriad of other things that I am starting to use more and more. So Linux will still be an important part of my development and testing workflow, but its only a matter of time before I will probably use it less and less. I haven’t given up on desktop Linux, but right now I need more polished and usable apps to satisfy my requirements and if I actually have to pay for them, then so be it.
