Archive for May, 2008
May 29, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
During the 2007 Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Andrew McAfee proposed an industry wide Enterprise 2.0 repository for the collection of best practices for implementing and utilizing Enterprise 2.0.
Socialtext agreed to host the Enterprise 2.0 use case repository and since its inception in the 4th quarter of last year Andrew has collected and posted about 18 use cases.
This repository is the only public repository that I am aware of that is collecting use cases for Enterprise 2.0 and with skepticism about Enterprise 2.0 still prevalent at the C-level in many companies, is very much needed.
The majority of the use cases to date are from Academia or non-profits and more use cases are needed from vertical industries like retail or manufacturing, consulting firms, and vendors. Private industry use cases are very important in that many approvers and enablers of Enterprise 2.0 initiatives rely on use cases to help establish the rationale for new projects. These approvers and enablers normally look first for familiar companies like an AT&T and or Oracle, and then immediately look for use case examples in their vertical industry.
I will be sure to ask Andrew at this years Enterprise 2.0 conference what the future plans are for the repository and will post an update to this article later.
Meanwhile if you have use cases that would be beneficial to others please contact Andrew McAfee or let me know in the comments of other Enterprise 2.0 use cases that you have run across on the internet.
May 27, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
FriendFeed recently launched a new feature called rooms. Users can join and share links, news and comments around a topic, event or idea. The rooms can either be public or private, and should be a good way to share information.
I have set up a number of rooms within FriendFeed with topics of interest to OnDemand Beat readers. Sign up on FriendFeed and contribute to the topics you are interested in:
SAAS - Room to share information and news about Software as a Service Technology and Companies
IAAS - Room to share information and news about Integration as a Service Technology and Companies
PAAS - Room to share information and news about Platform as a Service Technology and Companies
Cloud Computing - Room to share information and news about Cloud Computing Technology and Companies
Conferences - This room is to share information and links about upcoming technology and non technology conferences.
May 22, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
Peter Laird; with assistance from Kent Dickson and Steve Bobrowski, has created an excellent visual mapping of the current state of the OnDemand Marketplace as of early 2008.
Peter has the marketplace broken out into:
Cloud Computing
Platform as a Service ( Link to Dion Hinchliffe whitepaper - 2.4 mb pdf )
Software as a Service
Core Cloud Services
Within these 4 Markets, Peter has numerous submarkets with the majority of companies as of today providing solutions in the Cloud Computing and Software as a Service Markets.
I would expand a bit on Peter’s definition of the Software as a Service market to also include Billing and Contract Management which he has broken out into Core Cloud Services. On Demand Billing and Contract Management can be utilized not just for Software as a Service and Integration as a Service solutions but could also be used behind the firewall to meter in house computing usage.
I will create followup articles over the next few months that go into detail on the technology and players in the Integration as a Service, (Market where my firm Applation is developing solutions) Database, Storage, Security, and Cloud Computing Markets.
May 20, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
 The Enterprise 2.0 conference is coming June 9-12, 2008 at the Westin Waterfront hotel in Boston. The conference organizers and advisory board have tweaked the format of the Enterprise 2.0 conference for 2008 and it should be a great event.
One of the more anticipated events in 2008 is the Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad organized by Stowe Boyd. The Enterprise 2.0 Launch Pad is now down to 8 semi-finalists and the public (you) can review 2 minute demonstrations of each semi-finalists Enterprise 2.0 solution and vote online to help whittle the field down to 4 finalists. One of the 4 finalists will be chosen by Enterprise 2.0 conference attendees as the 2008 Launch Pad winner.
I will be blogging and twittering this year from Enterprise 2.0 and hope to meet most of the Demo Pavilion and Launch Pad companies and check out their Enterprise 2.0 products in more detail. Follow me during the conference on the blog or via twitter @ondemandbeat.
The conference organizers have generously offered 1 free conference pass (this is really cool..about a $2,200 value) that I will give away to one of the OnDemand Beat’s readers.
The first person who can publicly answer via twitter to @ondemandbeat or via a comment to this post with the answer to the following 2 questions gets the free pass. (The 2nd question is tough..did not think I would make it that easy did you:)
- Andrew McAfee, is an Associate Professor at what University?
- What were the final scores of EACH game of the 3 GAME SWEEP of the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox in the 2005 American League Division Series?
If you don’t win the free pass…don’t despair. All OnDemand Beat readers can save $100 off registration or get a Free Expo Pass to Enterprise 2.0 by using the code CMBMEB14 during registration.
May 14, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
Eastman Kodak Gets Web 2.0 Religion
You know that Web 2.0 is mainstream when the oldest of the old guard companies; Eastman Kodak, appoints a Chief Blogger.
The Acronym Game Begins Anew With Platform As A Service
No sooner had some bloggers declared usage of the acronyms Web 3.0 & Enterprise 3.0 verboten for describing the next iteration of the consumer and business Internet, Salesforce.com, Google and others have rushed in with Platform as a Service as a worthy acronym to replace them.
Enterprise 2.0 In 12 Steps
CIO magazine’s 12 step program for adopting Web 2.0 in the Enterprise
Will Iceberg Sink Traditional Software Development
Phil Butler believes that traditional software development is soon to be usurped by Enterprise Mashups. According to Iceberg CEO; Wayne Byrne, Iceberg will do most of the usurping because it “Can do everything your average enterprise mashup can do (like Kapow for example) + everything Salesforce can do in one application.” Wow….
Why the Enterprise Wont Save Web 2.0
Charles Hudson gives very compelling arguments as to why Web 2.0 repackaged for the Enterprise wont necessarily translate into revenue for Web 2.0 firms.
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