Huge corporations such as IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle are being left in the dust in regards to Enterprise 2.0 applications. Smaller vendors are developing far more innovative technology with quicker release cycles. That is the main focus in Jon Brodkin’s blog on NetworkWorld. Rob Koplowitz, analyst at Forrester, has this clear-cut view on what’s happening with this race:
“Right now I’m seeing a clear preference toward smaller vendors. Generally speaking the big vendors are playing catch up and the big vendors have a deployment model that is not very attractive.”
Smaller companies offer quicker deployment, usually through SaaS. When will bigger companies begin to follow their rivals’ success strategies? Even though there is progress in the offerings these large vendors have for knowledge management, CMS, and collaboration, they often lack the ability to deploy and customize their solutions as quickly and easily as many of their clients require. These longer deployment cycles are preventing innovation in IBM, SAP, and Oracle, which may slow down their ability to deliver Enterprise 2.0 applications. Clearly, smaller vendors have the upper hand in this situation for now, but can we really count these larger vendors far behind, and who knows for how long?
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Small Vendors Have an Advantage on Enterprise 2.0
