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<h2 style="background-color: #F5F9FA; border-left:1px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:1px solid #AAAAAA; padding-left: 10px;">Team members</h2>
=Team members=
* Giorgos Roussakis<br>
* Giorgos Roussakis<br>
* Reyner Karnali<br>
* Reyner Karnali<br>
* Christian Wittenberg<br>
* Christian Wittenberg<br>
* Adi Kentsch
* Adrian Kentsch


<br><h2 style="background-color: #F5F9FB; border-left:1px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:1px solid #AAAAAA; padding-left: 10px;">Driving Forces</h2>
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1. [[Content Delivery in Location Aware Applications from converged 3G/Wireless Internet]]<br>
=Research Questions=
2. [[Programming Languages]]<br>
===Defining Enterprise IT===
3. [[Sustainable Development & Global Economy]]<br>
# [[What is Enterprise IT?]]
4. [[Dynamic Mobile Workspace]]<br>
# [[What are legacy systems?]]
5. [[The Rise of BRIC Economies]]<br>
# [[Any common global standard for Enterprise IT?]]
6. [[Increasing Human-Computer Interaction]]<br>
# [[How do you categorize and/or classify Enterprise IT?]]
7. [[The shift towards Semantics in Business Intelligence]]<br>
# [[How long does it take for firms to implement these solutions  (e.g. ERP system)?]] <br>
8. [[The increasing use of Social Software]]<br>
===Technologies===
9. [[The innovative Open alternative]]
# [[Artificial Intelligence with Enterprise IT?]]
# [[How does the emergence of virtualization impact Enterprise IT?]]
# [[What are the Impacts of Internet in the future development of Enterprise IT?]]
# [[What are interesting technologies for improving the way Enterprise IT is applied]]
# [[Why is the Hardware keeps on improving rapidly, while software not? What is fundamentally different?]]
===Financial and Economic===
# [[What is the GDP market for enterprise IT?]]
# [[What is the average cost that firms pay for implementing Enterprise IT (in this case, ERP)? ]]
===Market &amp; Environment===
# [[Who are the Primary Target Markets?]]
# [[Who are dominating the Enterprise IT industry?]]
# [[How does Enterprise IT affect the organization?]]
# [[What are relevant trends that influence the future of enterprise IT?]]
# [[How will Outsourcing of Enterprise IT will develop in time? ]]
===Problems===
# [[What are the problems of current Enterprise IT?]]
# [[Does user experience matter in Enterprise software? What are the caveats?]]
# [[How catastrophic will the future development of programming language will be for Enterprise IT (Impact of it)?]]
===Solutions===
# [[What are known solutions to solve Legacy problems in Enterprise IT?]]
# [[How can consolidation of solutions be beneficial?]]
# [[What is the most viable future of Enterprise 2.0 ?]]
=Driving Forces=
===Technological forces===
# [[Programming Languages]]
# [[Cloud Computing and the Enterprise]]
# [[The innovative Open alternative]]
# [[The shift towards Semantics in Business Intelligence]]
# [[Content Delivery in Location Aware Applications from converged 3G/Wireless Internet]]
# [[Increasing Human-Computer Interaction]]
===Social forces===
# [[Dynamic Mobile Workspace]]
# [[The increasing use of Social Software]]
# [[R&amp;D and Innovation programs]]
===Economical forces===
# [[The Economic Climate and SMEs]]
# [[The Rise of BRIC Economies]]
# [[Sustainable Development & Global Economy]]
=Systems Diagram=
[[Image:Enterprise_IT_Systems_Diagram.png|thumb|
<b>Systems Diagram</b><hr>
Meaning of colors and shapes:<hr>
<b>Gray</b> The Enterprise<br>
<b>Purple</b> Business Core<br>
<b>Navy Blue</b> IT Core<br>
<b>Aqua Blue</b> In-House IT<br>
<b>Deep Blue</b> External IT<br>
<b>Indigo</b> B2B Partner<br>
<b>Green</b> Outsourcing Party<br>
<b>Orange</b> Key Enablers<hr>
<b>Big Circle</b> Internal Feature<br>
<b>Small Circle</b> Assist Feature<br>
<b>Square</b> External Feature<br>
<b>Oval</b> Internal Role<br>
<b>Rectangular</b> External Role<br>
<b>Cloud</b> Intangible Presence]]
The key enablers identified on the Enterprise IT systems diagram happen first of all at a technological level and second of all at a social and economical level.


<br><h2 style="background-color: #F5F9FB; border-left:1px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:1px solid #AAAAAA; padding-left: 10px;">Systems Diagram</h2>
Technological factors are represented by the IT industry and their R&D programs, but also by demand from the primary target market and by user innovation coming from the Internet cloud.


[[Image:Model.jpg]]
Social factors are represented by company employees and by social interactions that take place on the Internet between customers and between lead-users.


<br><h2 style="background-color: #F5F9FA; border-left:1px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:1px solid #AAAAAA; padding-left: 10px;">The Future of Enterprise IT</h2>
Economical factors are represented by the choice enterprises have when trying to discover the best solution for their IT development. This can either happen in-house, can be outsourced or offshored, or can be a combination of options. Furthermore, outsourcing/offshoring can be done either with current IT markets, mostly Western, or with emerging markets, such as the BRIC, the decision depending on socio-economical aspects.


1.[[What is Enterprise IT?]]<br>
The emergence of BRIC economies as well as influences coming from the Internet cloud are yet intangible aspects, hence hard to predict, but with potential influence on Enterprise IT.
2.[[How does Enterprise IT affect the organization?]]<br>
3.[[How do you categorize/classify them?]]<br>
4.[[What are legacy systems?]]<br>
5.[[What is the GDP market for enterprise IT?]]<br>
6.[[Who are dominating the Enterprise IT industry?]]<br>
7.[[What are relevant trends that influence the future of enterprise IT?]]<br>
8.[[What are known solutions to solve Legacy problems in Enterprise IT?]]<br>
9.[[Who are the Primary Target Markets?]]<br>
10.[[What is the average cost that firms pay for implementing Enterprise IT (in this case, ERP)? ]]<br>
11.[[How long does it take for firms to implement these solutions  (e.g. ERP system)?]] <br>
12.[[What are the problems of current Enterprise IT?]]<br>
13.[[Does user experience matter in Enterprise software? What are the caveats?]]<br>
14.[[How does the emergence of virtualization impact Enterprise IT?]]<br>
15.[[What are the Impacts of Internet in the future development of Enterprise IT?]]<br>
16.[[Any common global standard for Enterprise IT? ]]<br>
17.[[How can consolidation of solutions be beneficial?]]<br>
18.[[What are interesting technologies for improving the way Enterprise IT is applied]]<br>
19.[[How will Outsourcing of Enterprise IT will develop in time? ]]<br>
20.[[How catastrophic will the future development of programming language will be for Enterprise IT (Impact of it)?]]<br>
21.[[Artificial Intelligence with Enterprise IT?]]<br>


<b>27. Why is the Hardware keeps on improving rapidly, while software not? What is fundamentally different?</b>
=Scenarios=
[[Image:Enterprise_IT_Scenarios.png|thumb|<b>Four Scenarios</b>]]
[[Image:Scenario_Tree.jpg|thumb|<b>Scenario Tree</b>]]
Supporting our discovery of six technological driving forces and six socio-economical driving forces, three for each, the systems diagram points out that four scenarios could possibly emerge, given the extent to which enterprises embrace on the one hand technological change and on the other hand socio-economical change.


Hardware development reached a higher maturity level than software did. Hardware was always a step ahead of software and this can easily be seen throughout recent history. Examples such as multi-touch technology are straight forward. By nature, software follows hardware, but, as explained already, software takes more time to develop, encounters difficulties in maturity, standards and continuity, whereas hardware does not encounter such problems. Also, hardware is physical, opposing the virtual nature of software, and humans still value something physical more. It is more likely that someone spends money on buying hardware than software, often acquiring the required software through other means. Therefore in general hardware presents a higher business success and hence hardware R&D is better supported by financial resources than software.
The four scenarios, presented below, have been given resembling Hollywood movie names:
# <h2>[[Star Wars]]</h2>
# <h2>[[007 - James Bond]]</h2>
# <h2>[[Slumdog Millionaire]]</h2>
# <h2>[[Reservoir Dogs]]</h2>
<br>


<b>28. What is the most viable future of Enterprise 2.0 ?</b>
==Discussion==
 
After presenting the scenarios and findings there were some constructive and additive comments. In general there was a PEST approach to the subject. Drop an ear in the conversation and feedback that took place while presenting the findings in the DTN offices, Amsterdam. [[Media:Enterprise_IT_Discussion.mp3]]
Enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies is going to increase dramatically over the next five years. This increase will include more spending on social networking tools, mashups, and RSS, with the end result being a global enterprise market of $4.6 billion by the year 2013. This change is not without its challenges. Although there is money to be made in the industry by vendors, Web 2.0 tools by their very nature are defined by commoditization; as is much of the new social media industry, a topic we touched on briefly here, when discussing how content has become a commodity. For vendors specifically, there are 3 main challenges to becoming successful in this new industry, including:
 
1.I.T. shops being wary of what they perceive as "consumer-grade" technology
 
2.Ad-supported web tools generally have "free" as the starting point
 
3.Web 2.0 tools will have to now compete in a space currently dominated by legacy enterprise software investments
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/enterprise_20_to_become_a_46_billion_industry.php
http://browse.workliteracy.com/enterprise-2.0
http://www.e2conf.com/conference/by-track.php
http://www.futureexploration.net/
http://www.rossdawsonblog.com/extinction_timeline.pdf
 
<br><h2 style="background-color: #F5F9FB; border-left:1px solid #AAAAAA;border-right:1px solid #AAAAAA; padding-left: 10px;">Scenarios</h2>
1. [[Reservoir Dogs]]<br>
2. [[007 - James Bond]]<br>

Latest revision as of 18:02, 10 March 2010

Team members

  • Giorgos Roussakis
  • Reyner Karnali
  • Christian Wittenberg
  • Adrian Kentsch

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Research Questions

Defining Enterprise IT

  1. What is Enterprise IT?
  2. What are legacy systems?
  3. Any common global standard for Enterprise IT?
  4. How do you categorize and/or classify Enterprise IT?
  5. How long does it take for firms to implement these solutions (e.g. ERP system)?

Technologies

  1. Artificial Intelligence with Enterprise IT?
  2. How does the emergence of virtualization impact Enterprise IT?
  3. What are the Impacts of Internet in the future development of Enterprise IT?
  4. What are interesting technologies for improving the way Enterprise IT is applied
  5. Why is the Hardware keeps on improving rapidly, while software not? What is fundamentally different?

Financial and Economic

  1. What is the GDP market for enterprise IT?
  2. What is the average cost that firms pay for implementing Enterprise IT (in this case, ERP)?

Market & Environment

  1. Who are the Primary Target Markets?
  2. Who are dominating the Enterprise IT industry?
  3. How does Enterprise IT affect the organization?
  4. What are relevant trends that influence the future of enterprise IT?
  5. How will Outsourcing of Enterprise IT will develop in time?

Problems

  1. What are the problems of current Enterprise IT?
  2. Does user experience matter in Enterprise software? What are the caveats?
  3. How catastrophic will the future development of programming language will be for Enterprise IT (Impact of it)?

Solutions

  1. What are known solutions to solve Legacy problems in Enterprise IT?
  2. How can consolidation of solutions be beneficial?
  3. What is the most viable future of Enterprise 2.0 ?

Driving Forces

Technological forces

  1. Programming Languages
  2. Cloud Computing and the Enterprise
  3. The innovative Open alternative
  4. The shift towards Semantics in Business Intelligence
  5. Content Delivery in Location Aware Applications from converged 3G/Wireless Internet
  6. Increasing Human-Computer Interaction

Social forces

  1. Dynamic Mobile Workspace
  2. The increasing use of Social Software
  3. R&D and Innovation programs

Economical forces

  1. The Economic Climate and SMEs
  2. The Rise of BRIC Economies
  3. Sustainable Development & Global Economy

Systems Diagram

Systems Diagram
Meaning of colors and shapes:
Gray The Enterprise
Purple Business Core
Navy Blue IT Core
Aqua Blue In-House IT
Deep Blue External IT
Indigo B2B Partner
Green Outsourcing Party
Orange Key Enablers
Big Circle Internal Feature
Small Circle Assist Feature
Square External Feature
Oval Internal Role
Rectangular External Role
Cloud Intangible Presence

The key enablers identified on the Enterprise IT systems diagram happen first of all at a technological level and second of all at a social and economical level.

Technological factors are represented by the IT industry and their R&D programs, but also by demand from the primary target market and by user innovation coming from the Internet cloud.

Social factors are represented by company employees and by social interactions that take place on the Internet between customers and between lead-users.

Economical factors are represented by the choice enterprises have when trying to discover the best solution for their IT development. This can either happen in-house, can be outsourced or offshored, or can be a combination of options. Furthermore, outsourcing/offshoring can be done either with current IT markets, mostly Western, or with emerging markets, such as the BRIC, the decision depending on socio-economical aspects.

The emergence of BRIC economies as well as influences coming from the Internet cloud are yet intangible aspects, hence hard to predict, but with potential influence on Enterprise IT.

Scenarios

Four Scenarios
Scenario Tree

Supporting our discovery of six technological driving forces and six socio-economical driving forces, three for each, the systems diagram points out that four scenarios could possibly emerge, given the extent to which enterprises embrace on the one hand technological change and on the other hand socio-economical change.

The four scenarios, presented below, have been given resembling Hollywood movie names:

  1. Star Wars

  2. 007 - James Bond

  3. Slumdog Millionaire

  4. Reservoir Dogs


Discussion

After presenting the scenarios and findings there were some constructive and additive comments. In general there was a PEST approach to the subject. Drop an ear in the conversation and feedback that took place while presenting the findings in the DTN offices, Amsterdam. Media:Enterprise_IT_Discussion.mp3

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