GlueCon 2013 Notes: Keynote: The New Kingmakers – Stephen O’Grady, Redmonk (@sogrady)
Keynote: The New Kingmakers – Stephen O’Grady, Redmonk (@sogrady) In the past, software was just an enabler The Share user group and IBM built a community to sell more hardware by allowing developers to craft software on shared equip A few perceived the opportunity of software – Bill Gates and Microsoft did The era of Enterprise Software: 1975-1998 Microsoft sales peaked in 1998, here is why: At that time, software was built to sell to those with the money (CIOs, etc), not to those that use it (it was built to be bought, not to be used) Linux was created in 1991 Netscape Navigator created in 1994, causing us to rethink the definition of an application Apache created 1995, many vendors gave up as they couldn’t make theirs better than Apache MySQL created in 1995, most popular database on the planet (simple, easy to use) PHP created in 1995 Google founded in 1998, a company that made money with software rather than from software This transitioned software from being built to be bought to being built to be used They were using the open source software that was being built and not beholden to the enterprise for software Now we have access to computer hardware with a credit card This allows us to build things and collaborate easily: Education/Training (e.g. Coursera, Stack Overflow) Collaboration Mechanisms (e.g. github, Apache) Marketplaces for Goods and Services (e.g. Elance, Craigslist, Apple store) Developers still needed access to capital The total number of deals went up while deal sizes declined – at the same time AWS became available There is now more overlap between what developers want to use and what is being used than what IT decision makers think is being used The reality is that developers have more access to the things they need Developers have never been more empowered than they are today More languages for choice and project fit Standards and styles, such as REST, caused a simple alternative for web services and increased avail APIs Oracle and other enterprises are facing more competition due to a change in procurement (more developers, less CIOs) Stephen’s book: The New Kingmakers http://thenewkingmakers.com
Keynote: The New Kingmakers – Stephen O’Grady, Redmonk (@sogrady)
- In the past, software was just an enabler
- The Share user group and IBM built a community to sell more hardware by allowing developers to craft software on shared equip
- A few perceived the opportunity of software – Bill Gates and Microsoft did
- The era of Enterprise Software: 1975-1998
- Microsoft sales peaked in 1998, here is why:
- At that time, software was built to sell to those with the money (CIOs, etc), not to those that use it (it was built to be bought, not to be used)
- Linux was created in 1991
- Netscape Navigator created in 1994, causing us to rethink the definition of an application
- Apache created 1995, many vendors gave up as they couldn’t make theirs better than Apache
- MySQL created in 1995, most popular database on the planet (simple, easy to use)
- PHP created in 1995
- Google founded in 1998, a company that made money with software rather than from software
- This transitioned software from being built to be bought to being built to be used
- They were using the open source software that was being built and not beholden to the enterprise for software
- Now we have access to computer hardware with a credit card
- This allows us to build things and collaborate easily:
- Education/Training (e.g. Coursera, Stack Overflow)
- Collaboration Mechanisms (e.g. github, Apache)
- Marketplaces for Goods and Services (e.g. Elance, Craigslist, Apple store)
- Developers still needed access to capital
- The total number of deals went up while deal sizes declined – at the same time AWS became available
- There is now more overlap between what developers want to use and what is being used than what IT decision makers think is being used
- The reality is that developers have more access to the things they need
- Developers have never been more empowered than they are today
- More languages for choice and project fit
- Standards and styles, such as REST, caused a simple alternative for web services and increased avail APIs
- Oracle and other enterprises are facing more competition due to a change in procurement (more developers, less CIOs)
- Stephen’s book: The New Kingmakers
- http://thenewkingmakers.com