Miko Matsumura Platform Software Executive Technologist

The Human Enterprise: Part 2 What comes after Web 2.0?

Lets face it, Web 2.0 has jumped the shark As sad and crappy as Enterprise Software has become, Web 2.0 has become even more sad and crappy. (pains me to say so because I **looove** me some @Timoreilly.) Exhibit A was the sad spectacle at Web 2.0 Expo of Boho hipsters with Emo Haircuts angsting to find suits with money. Emo hair is recessionary (emo hair cuts itself). Emo hair saves you $80 on a haircut so you can afford one more month of Amazon EC2. Exhibit B in this case is the birth of...

Introducing: The Human Enterprise

In my new role as Software AG’s Chief Strategist, I would like to define a broad technology trend that I refer to as “The Human Enterprise”. Taking back the word “Enterprise” My first order of business in establishing “The Human Enterprise” is to take back the word “Enterprise”. In the context of software, the word “Enterprise” has now officially come to mean software that sucks. Enterprise Software hit the nadir of suckitude at the launch of “Enjoy SAP” This is...

SOA Summit Wrap Up

In the spirit of saving you a few bucks, I’ll provide a summary of the Software AG SOA Summit event in Scottsdale, AZ. First off, we have a bit of coverage of the event… * Joe McKendrick blogged about “Stepping out of your Silo” * Jignesh blogged about “…a turning point in the SOA Movement” * Jason Bloomberg picked up on “Evolution is about Survival” If I were to echo a sentiment from the packed-to-capacity event in Scottsdale Arizona,...