[Coté Memo #12] The OpenStack market is growing, beyond IM, don't watch the end of The Killing

Meta-data

Hello again, welcome to #12. Today we have 23 subscribers, so we're +1. I'd love to hear what you like, dislike, your feedback, etc.: memo@cote.io.

See past newsletters in the archives, and, as always, see things as they come at Cote.io and @cote.

Sponsor

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Follow-up

Tech & Work World

"Chat Apps"

This is actually a good overview of the "post-IRC"/collab space. I'm shocked at how poorly white collar teams are at using modern software to collaborate better. Here's a good list of things to do. Most people still email Office documents and spreadsheets around. So, there's room for improvement.

The OpenStack Market

We just published our regular overview of the OpenStack market. It's a long piece written by two other analysts and it's great. I peer reviewed it, among others. Here's one of the, literally, "money slides:"

OpenStack market-sizing

See legend here.

Fun & IRL

No fun today, just work. (Oh, I watched all of the last season of The Killing. It's great, just avoid the last 10-15 minutes and you'll feel better about how it ends.)