As a professional, an employee, a business owner we all have at some point in our work used software. For enterprise software we (or the IT department) in most cases have to purchase it from a software vendor. So in your experience what are the issues in purchasing enterprise software? I have listed my personal bad experience below:
* High CAPEX and very high TCO (total cost of ownership)
* Vendor lock-in
* Only around 10% of the features and functionalities are actually used
* Users can not integrate their data and way of working to the platform
* Lack of customisability resulting to unused software
* Lack of flexibility and scalability
* Software becomes outdated once requirement changes
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Responsible Mobile Network Operations. Is there such a phrase?
A study on usage of mobile phones recently reported that more than 4.1B subscription exist with the highest growth seen in less developed economies, compared to 1B subscriptions in 2002. This proves the point that people in general values mobility and freedom, at least in communications. Compared to fix network where there are around 1.2B subscription, mobile usage have increased dramatically in the last 6 years. On this increase wealth is created by both mobile network operators and vendors (maybe not Nortel who recently filed for bankruptcy).
Mobile operators and vendors are cashing in this current boom and there's no let down in the foreseeable future. The real winner of course are the rural and poorer areas of the world where for generations have never experienced the benefits of technology. Suddenly all this areas can access mobile telecommunications, just imagine how much their lives have change. The question is it a change for the better or is it a change to that loses their cultural identity.
Progress is a good thing and with the help of mobile telecommunications the advancement is accelerated to a very fast pace. However do mobile operators or system vendors contribute their share to improve the way of life in this poorer parts of the world? Or do they explore the money making opportunities and exploit it? Each mobile operator has their own corporate culture, the challenge is who would provide more help to poor communities compared to the financial benefits they reap.
I understand that business is business however business can also be socially responsible. Who is up to the challenge?
Mobile operators and vendors are cashing in this current boom and there's no let down in the foreseeable future. The real winner of course are the rural and poorer areas of the world where for generations have never experienced the benefits of technology. Suddenly all this areas can access mobile telecommunications, just imagine how much their lives have change. The question is it a change for the better or is it a change to that loses their cultural identity.
Progress is a good thing and with the help of mobile telecommunications the advancement is accelerated to a very fast pace. However do mobile operators or system vendors contribute their share to improve the way of life in this poorer parts of the world? Or do they explore the money making opportunities and exploit it? Each mobile operator has their own corporate culture, the challenge is who would provide more help to poor communities compared to the financial benefits they reap.
I understand that business is business however business can also be socially responsible. Who is up to the challenge?
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