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Open Source Usage Statistics: BitRock Network Service, an interview with Erica Brescia

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Roberto Galoppini
on March 2, 2009
in Commercial OSS, My Meetings and Open Source Recommendations
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GroundWork 5.3 press release says that customers benefit from using the BitRock Network Service to be notified of available patches, and updates, and technical bulletins.

During the open night reception at the Open Source Think Tank Erica Brescia, BitRock CEO, told me more about her product and strategy.

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Open Source Monitoring: GroundWork 5.3 released, an interview with David Dennis

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Roberto Galoppini
on February 11, 2009
in Commercial OSS, Open Business Models and open source communities
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Groundwork, the provider of the open source based network management software, announced  the availability of GroundWork 5.3. The new platform increased scalability, the number of devices managed by a single subscription, and avoids per-node licensing. 

Reading the press release few questions came up in my mind. I asked David Dennis, senior director of product marketing at Groundwork, more about GroundWork’s customer base, how GroundWork keeps pace with open source innovation and how GroundWork benefits from using the BitRock Network Service.

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Roberto has over 20 years experience in the computer industry, and has spent the last 10 years working in the intersection of open source software and business development. Roberto has taken an active interest in different open source projects and organizations, he also served on some advisory boards, and helped large IT vendors, open source vendors and customers to design and deploy their open source strategies. He works at SourceForge, and opinions expressed here don't necessarily represent employer's positions, strategies, or opinion.