James Schweitzer is an IT Specialist with IBM Global Services specializing in Open Source deployments and administration. In his first year at IBM he has worked with clients integrating Open Source applications into proprietary environments. Prior to joining IBM, James spent eight years in IT at a large financial institution.
Deployment of Open Source software is booming in retail environments. The
combination of reliability, cost and ability to customize makes open source
an obvious choice for large retail deployments. This session will be from the
perspective of a system administrator building a large retail environment
integrating proprietary software by weaving it all together with open source
tools. The case study will document where open source applications were
chosen and where they lost out to proprietary options. In addition, the
session will cover training and knowledge transfer, documentation and
deployment.
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James Schweitzer is an IT Specialist with IBM Global Services specializing in Open Source deployments and administration. In his first year at IBM he has worked with clients integrating Open Source applications into proprietary environments. Prior to joining IBM, James spent eight years in IT at a large financial institution.
Patrick Harding
Tom Fisher
Robert Graybill
Moe Tamani
Eric Lantz
Scot Schultz
Brian Sparks
Gilad Shainer
Clint Lee
Maria Lorna Kunnath
