24. www.nationalrural.org website RSS / ATOM /XCRI / XML data feeds : inbound and outbound bulk email updates Workflow Business logic layer Presentation layer Data access layer Data storage layer AD provider SQL provider MS Windows file storage SQL2005 database Google map tiles Access management Serialisation: self-instantiation & self-actualisation of business objects Process scheduling Content management & moderation Location geocoding NationalRural web application OpenFields web application www.openfields.org.uk website Accessions management & moderation Full text indexing Active Directory name service Video-streams Web-services & APIs Object inter-relationships Micro-sites Sub-sites Access & ownership N-tiered infrastructure SQL2005 database
31. Open source: facing a skills shortage Actuate survey 2008: six in every ten respondents mentioned ‘ serious problems finding the right IT skills to implement and manage open source solutions ’. OSS Watch survey 2008 : “ a lack of staff expertise was the main reason for not adopting open source on the server, and the secondary reason for not adopting open source on the desktop .”