January 2012
4 posts
Java is as Java does
When Oracle launched its Fusion Apps effort back in 2005 (yes, that’s 6+ years ago), it seems to follow the right idea of starting from scratch when building a next generation solution. Who wouldn’t want to have a megasuite of solutions that promises to encapsulate all the functionality of every ERP suite that Oracle has built or acquired?
Sounds great on the surface. Now that’s...
Kill Your Platform... Again and Again...
Okay, now that I’ve said that having a platform can stifle innovation, let’s talk more about the baggage that comes with one.
Like any legacy code, platforms can become “brittle” (a phrase I heard quite a bit in my last two stops) over time, which requires constant tinkering and patching to keep things moving forward. Platforms become even more exposed if they were...
Pricing as a means to an end, not an end
Every so often, you see discussion about how pricing and packaging is so “unfair” to consumers, and how it needs to be more transparent, etc. The most recent posting is here:
Unlimited data is dead, so let’s fight a smarter fight
It is a fairly well-written manifesto on how consumers need to fight for transparency in data pricing. In general I agree with this sentiment as a...
Platform as a Boat Anchor
As a veteran in the enterprise business applications space, it is interesting to see the long-held paradigms of software development being blown up with the commoditization of infrastructure and development tools. Many of the traditional views of optimizing R&D investment no longer hold true, yet I see technology organizations continuing to cling to creaking platforms and wondering why they...
November 2011
1 post
Hello World
Let me the 9,432,152,438th blog to start with a “Hello World” entry. In fact, it’s probably my third time if you count the corporate blogs that I’ve started….
Anyway, welcome to my little corner of the net. Nothing fancy here - just a bunch of (mostly) unfiltered opinions. Stay tuned!
