• An interesting business process query language
  The parallel between BP-QL and CMDBf invites the question of whether one should model business processes in a CMDB. Is a business process represented by just one CI or do you break it down into a model similar to the one BP-QL query language works on?
  (tags: cmdbf bp-ql cmdb bpm bsm business-service-management)
• Upcoming BIRT Series
  I will cover topics from designing reports and creating datasets using the BIRT report designer to using scripted data objects and using Java to manage the dataset events.
  (tags: BIRT eclipse)

The BarCampESM venue is now confirmed and I’m excited about being there next weekend.

As I blogged when I first heard of this event last August:

“This could be the defining event of the industry. This could change the way things are done. This is your opportunity to share your ideas. This is your opportunity to participate without committing to multi-million dollar investments in software or technology that may not work. This is your “customer advisory council”. You’re on equal ground. You’re on the team. You can make a difference.”

There are a lot of things happening in the Austin area. There are some really cool ESM/ITSM companies, practitioners and end-users that need to be here. This is the capital of Texas after all - they’ve got to do ESM big!! How about UT - what’s happening in academia? How are the future developers, practitioners and ESM end-users being taught today? How will they learn from our mistakes and solve the problems that will still exist if we don’t start changing things today?

I strongly encourage you to attend if you’re in the area. Pass the BarCampESM info to someone you know that should be here!

See everyone Friday night!