the state of novell
DESCRIPTION
A quantitative look at the performance of Novell's SUSE product across a variety of community/developer related metrics.TRANSCRIPT
10.20.2005
The State of: Novell[Report Sample]
February 2011
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Employment Volume
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Standalone Performance Seems Acceptable
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But Market Relative Performance is Problematic
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Trajectories of Second Place Distribution Candidates
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Conclusions• SUSE is competitive for total employment • Trending should be a concern for Novell
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Usage Metrics
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Search Volume Reflects Neither Growth Nor Outperformance
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Acquisition Not Likely to Improve Overall Visibility
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Hacker News Shows Modest Interest in SUSE
Source: news.ycombinator.com
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StackOverflow Traction is Slightly Higher
Source: StackOverflow.com
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Windows Inclusive Market Context Highlights a Larger Problem
Source: StackOverflow.com
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SUSE Amazon AMI Version Availability Lags Competitors
Source: TheCloudMarket.com
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Eclipse Community Data Shows Minimal SUSE Penetration
Source: Eclipse Community Survey
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MarkMail Data Shows Modest SUSE Traffic (Note Y Axis)
Source: Markmail.org
Query: Fedora
Query: Red Hat
Query: Ubuntu
Query: SUSE*
* SUSE lists do not appear to be included in MarkMail's repository
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Conclusions• Developer metrics indicate visibility problem• Issue is horizontal: cloud, community, tools• Developer attention should be area of focus
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ISV Support
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SUSE Packaging is Lower Priority
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Conclusions• Emerging ISV focus is not on SUSE• ISV traction is a function of usage metrics• Case for SUSE must account for weaknesses