Monday, November 12, 2007

The Importance of Data in Enterprise 2.0

The Industry Observer blog I just finished reading was really interesting. It pointed out that most companies are more worried about how to control the technologies on the web to fit the business purposes and alternately how we can adapt the tools we are using now, an example being Microsoft Office, to fit what we need to be identified as Enterprise 2.0.

This blog is insisting that it’s the data used that makes Enterprise 2.0 so valuable. What exact data is important? I think Enterprise 2.0 systems should be different according to the industry. Are airplane manufacturers going to need the same tools and data requirements as a major retail chain? Narij brings up an interesting point. Should the innovators of these tools be focusing on the data the different companies bring to the Enterprise 2.0 table or how we can transform our tools now to fit the needs of all industries?