Ubuntu: The successor CEO needs to pay attention to nine key points

VARGuy, a well-known website, lists the company's quasi-CEOJaneSilber, which needs to focus on the company's nine key areas in the future. If Silber will assume the CEO's role in next March, both challenges and opportunities will coexist. 1. New Community: Ubuntu is already a very powerful open-source community, and Shuttleworth will also focus on strengthening community work. But Silber needs to strengthen different types of communities, that is, the Canonical business ecosystem, including hardware and software partners, servers

VAR Guy, a well-known website, lists the quasi-CEO of Canonica, Jane Silber, who needs to focus on the company's nine key areas in the future. If Silber will assume the CEO's role in next March, both challenges and opportunities will coexist.

1. New Community: Ubuntu is already a very powerful open-source community, and Shuttleworth will also focus on strengthening community work. But Silber needs to strengthen different types of communities, namely the Canonical business ecosystem, including hardware and software partners, service providers, channel partners and OEMs.

2. enhanced server performance: So far, Ubuntu is famous for its desktop and mobile operating systems and shares a certain share in the Netbook market, however, Canonical recently released its second year of research on Ubuntu Server. Sun provided some support for Ubuntu Server. However, Canonical requires more server partners.

3. Cloud computing success: Canonical has been closely connected with cloud computing partners, such as Eucalyptus and RightScale. Ubuntu Server version 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) is expected to bring more cloud computing surprises in next April. However, Canonical needs to demonstrate practical cloud success stories. Who is running Ubuntu enterprise cloud and their deployment performance?

4. Recruiting application providers: Shuttleworth acknowledges that the Ubuntu Server version requires more ISV support. John put, manager of Canonical software partners, has been engaged in ISV work and has established a good relationship with Alfresco and Openbravo, an open-source content management system. These are obviously not enough.

5. Strengthen OEM relationship: currently, Dell, which has a better relationship with Ubuntu, uses the Ububtu system on its desktop and netbook products. However, HP, Lenovo, and other mainstream PC manufacturers do not have much interest in Ubuntu. Can Silber change this situation?

6. Competition and Cooperation with Google and Intel: When Google started Chrome OS, Canonical announced that it would assist Google with the new operating system. At the same time, it is admirable that Canonical works closely with Intel Moblin. For some reason, Canonical has a competitive and cooperative relationship with Google and Intel to protect their Linux policies.

7. Publish the customer's success: the businesses that run the Ubuntu platform and those organizations are supported by Canonical. Canonical needs to boast