Comments on: Proof that working for IBM can fry your brains

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:15:25 +0000

I think enterprise software guys should be scared. Along with better interoperability and increased web-browser speed, companies are forming in the Saas space that could be very disruptive. Perhaps Google or another existing leader acquires one and cultivates it, or maybe not (look at Salesforce).

Big, clunky client based software that required armies of consultants to maintain is just such a massive target that these new players should be able to score points at least on an incremental basis. A good example is a company I have a connection with, http://www.indicee.com. It doesn't solve the whole stack, but it's focus could provide for solving one piece of the puzzle.

Cheers

By: Dennnis Howlett

Dennnis Howlett — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:20:44 +0000

Have you read Google's ToS or privacy policy? Can you imagine any large brand allowing Google to noodle around its email?

By: Daintree

Daintree — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:18:27 +0000

>>But I’m afraid this line of thinking is over the edge.

Why? (in all seriousness)

By: james

james — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:46:23 +0000

Would be nice to see a shake up of the enterprise software market. And with Google and it's cloud computing apps…. it would mean a big shift from large database servers located on-site. Does sound scary though

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:36:59 +0000

Depends whether Google grows up and sorts out things like TOC and privacy. If not then deffo a no-no

By: luis.tic616

luis.tic616 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:35:16 +0000

Right Dennis, now is research, If I was a CIO I wouldn't go there (maybe SAP wouldn't allow it) but… in 2 years?

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:31:17 +0000

That's research – you're allowed to go nuts there.

By: luis.tic616

luis.tic616 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:07:55 +0000

Dennis, take a look at this. Gravity – Collaborative Business Process Modelling within Google Wave https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub...