Articles by Rudi Leibbrandt

Is Linux Enterprise Ready?

Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:00:00 EST

No doubt this topic has been debated to death; however, as I have a different perspective on this issue, I reckon it's worth writing down. Over the past few weeks I've been involved with one of our local customers who, after a lot of consideration, has decided to make the jump to Linux. This was no quick decision, mind you, and was more than a 'I'm tired of paying Microsoft for licenses' thing.

Sybase Development Tools Boot Camp

Sat, 28 Jan 2006 13:00:00 EST

I went to Vienna for the Sybase Development Tools Boot Camp in November, my first trip to Europe. Haven't seen much yet, except the duty free sections of the airports, after my 10-hour flight from Johannesburg, and a nice three-hour stopover at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. Then the two-hour trip to Vienna, and a half-hour taxi ride to the hotel here in Vienna.