Steve Carl - Blogger Series - Adventures in Linux

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What does Linux have to do with BMC Software, or with any company that creates and sells enterprise software? Are there natural "sweet spots" between Linux and the mainframe? Steve Carl, manager of R&D Open Systems Support for BMC Software, manages a team that supports about 4,000 computers (1,000 are Linux) and 5,000 to 6,000 operating system images in Houston. Steve talks about his 17-year history with the company and answers questions you might never have thought of about Linux.

As one of the most popular bloggers on TalkBMC, Steve has some tips and tricks to share with others about how he keeps his technical skills current to keep readers responding enthusiastically to his blog. He reminisces about his very first computer and the first Web browser he ever saw, and he talks about the Linux inflection point: What if critical mass for this were ever reached? Linux is already being used for things you've probably never thought about like ATMs and remote loan transactions. What's next for Linux and where is it going? Steve talks about his vision, and more. Come on -- open up your mind, and tune in.

Resources

Steve Carl's blog: Adventures in Linux

Bio

Steve Carl is the manager of R&D Open Systems Support for BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise management solutions. His team supports over 50 different versions of UNIX, Microsoft Windows from NT 3.51 on, and a wide variety of Linux distributions across many platforms. Mr. Carl has over 20 years of computer industry experience and has been with BMC Software for over 14 years in a variety of roles including VM systems programming, OS/400 system programming, corporate email support, and project management for a large Oracle Financials migration. He led the team that hooked BMC Software up to the Internet and deployed its first Web pages. Prior to working at BMC Software, Mr. Carl worked at a subcontractor to NASA at the Johnson Space Center on a similarly wide-ranging series of projects.

Production Credits

Ynema Mangum, Producer
Dana Farver,Communities Editor-in-Chief
Tom Parish, Audio Producer, Show Host
Kimberly Stone, Web Development Manager
Scott Ebner, Music, Audio Mixing
Alysia Korelc, Web Developer

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