User driven UI design is a hot topic at the moment, but is it really the future of user experience? Should technology driven design be completely abandoned? In answering this question it is important to be aware that these questions are part of a bigger issue. The more general question is whether design should take into account the practical aspects of its application. By looking at... read more

Step One: Monitoring free space in a file system Let’s assume your key corporate documents are all stored on a file system that is on a disk in the corporate SAN. A process is in place to monitor the free space on the file system at regular intervals. When the monitoring process recognises that there is less than 10% (of space) available, it posts an event... read more

Twice last week I sat in a meeting where there was a casual remark that seemed trivial in nature.  The remark went something like this – “I have to look at my spam folder, I registered for the community but didn’t get the confirmation email”.    Two people saying this within days of each other caught my attention.  After a little investigating (helped by the fact... read more

We’re running a competition at the moment to come up with the most novel use of RiverMuse, see here . This got me thinking back to some of the early uses of the web, such as ensuring a good supply of coffee. I was wondering what I could come up with, on these lines, to demonstrate the flexibility of the system. So here goes… In... read more

RiverMuse Core 3.4.4 is now available for download. The new release includes fixes and some additional functionality. The details are available in the release note posted at: http://www.rivermuse.org/display/RIVERMUSE/RiverMuse+Core+3.4.4+release+notes ... read more

Open Source specialist Roberto Galoppini reviews the background to RiverMuse’s Community and how it hopes to grow both as a service management development and practitioners forum. Read the article… ... read more

One month after the launch of our open source event and fault management platform  we want to hear how you are using our software and what it is that you are managing with it. We are offering one lucky community member the chance to win an Apple IPHONE 3GS or HTC Hero Android phone (your choice).  All you have to do is tell us how you... read more