Previous Opinionizers 2008
SaaS
| | What’s good about SaaS? What’s not? |
Out of Date
| | Remember Betamax? How about Token Ring? Laser Discs? OS/2? WAP? So why would you run your enterprise applications on a proprietary foundation? |
Who’s more fickle – customer or suppliers?
| | In the web world, you often hear that your competitors are only a mouse-click away. In other words, your customers can easily find comparable products or services. Their switching costs are low. They’re fickle. |
Dressed for Success
| | You’ve just conceived a brilliant new collection for your women’s wear line. How long will it take you to get it to market? |
Data Entry
| | Here’s a simple question: When you enter a new customer record, how do you know if the information is correct? |
Questions
| | Pablo Picasso once remarked that, “The problem with computers is that they only give you answers.” |
Pattern Languages
| | What’s the pattern that links tall buildings, insanity, and software? |
Liquid Software
| | One of our favorite customers reminded us of an important truth the other day. He said, “We don’t want your software. We want a better business.” |
Software Tulips
| | In The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan asks a simple question: Did humans domesticate plants or did plants domesticate humans? |
Team Player
| | Chances are you spend most of your business life working in the desktop “space”. You may spend some time in the enterprise “space” as well. What about the “in-between” space? |
Where do you live?
| | Do you know how to use Excel? Then you pretty much know how to use Lawson. |
Firm Foundation
| | If you’re like many people, you’ve probably been wondering, “Why is Lawson so big in women’s underwear?” |
Streams of Consciousness
| | Many ERP companies claim that they build their applications using “Lego blocks” that snap together easily. So what’s wrong with that? |
Fishy Business
| | What’s the most efficient source of protein in the world? |
Teaching Old Products New Tricks
| | Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR is a significant emerging trend in today’s business world. You know it’s arrived when The Economist devotes a 14-page section to it. |
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