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An Exploratory Study Into Open Source Platform Adoption, Jason Dedrick, Joel West
An Exploratory Study Into Open Source Platform Adoption, Jason Dedrick, Joel West
Faculty Publications, School of Management
Research on open source software has focused mainly on the motivations of open source programmers and the organization of open source projects (Kogut and Metiu, 2001 and Lerner and Tirole, 2002). Some researchers portray open source as an extension of the earlier open systems movement (West and Dedrick, 2001). While there has been some research on open-systems software adoption by corporate MIS organizations (Chau and Tam, 1997) the issue of open source adoption has received little attention. We use a series of interviews with MIS managers to develop a grounded theory of open source platform adoption. We contrast this to …
Predicting Processor Performance, G. Kent Webb
Predicting Processor Performance, G. Kent Webb
G. Kent Webb
Systems analysts and managers involved in planning for computer systems deployment and upgrades often require an estimate of future component performance. With a focus on processors used in desktop systems, this paper examines how long run technical trends, such as expressed in Moore's Law, can be used to predict future computing performance. historical data on the number of transistors and clock speeds were collected for Intel microprocessors beginning with their introduction in 1971. The data show that Moore's Law significantly overestimates long-term development which has been increasing but at a decreasing rate. results of experiments with other prediction equations are …
Predicting Processor Performance, G. Kent Webb
Predicting Processor Performance, G. Kent Webb
Faculty Publications, Information Systems & Technology
As part of an effort to keep an MIS curriculum in line with market demand, a sample of job postings from Monster.com was taken over a one year period. A list of most frequently requested skills and knowledge was created for jobs requiring a bachelor’s degree in information systems (IS) or management information systems (MIS). The results support the importance of verbal and written communications. The skills lists were further broken down into four traditional career paths: database, networking, systems analysis, and programming. A cluster analysis of the data revealed three basic skill groups: analysis, programming, and networking.