This article touches on some areas that Subscribe-HR is very passionate about. In the very realy days when the company was being founded and the product was being built, there was a distinct air of optimism and I guess hope, in that Freedom of Choice and systems playing nicely would become main stream. You don’t just stay with a system because you are locked in for 3 – 5 Years. Back in late 2007, the founders were extremely frustrated at the Dinosaur like nature of software providers delivering outdated, cumbersome technology. Technology which only ever promised to process absences and get tax correct. Now, HRIS, HRIS Software has evolved immensely.
Here is some stuff from the article that stand our for Subscribe-HR:
“The Cloud has turned computing into a utility. Fortune 500 firms, SMEs, startups and even individuals can setup business-class environments with equal ease – without the need for large investment in capital or specialized teams.”
“The Web 2.0 (and Mobile 2.0) movement has made integration open and market-driven. You can go to an App Store and find thousands of applications that work together rather than managing—and maintaining—integration projects yourself.”
“Another Choice Is Always Available. Consumer-facing product companies cannot rely on multiple-year enterprise agreements to retain their customers. If customers are not happy, they will leave now – not in four years. Companies fighting in this intense environment are used to working daily to keep customers happy enough not to not only keep using their products, but also to recommend them to their friends.”
“Integration Is Free, Open and Instant. Products that easily share contacts, photos, updates and other useful information are used more and more often; products that don’t fall by the wayside. Integration is inherently open, instant, free and simple. It does not require complex partner agreements, extensive training and long integration timelines typical of legacy enterprise systems. These differences are not superficial; they are embedded in the very “DNA” of the missions, products and teams of successful consumer-oriented companies. They provide enormous competitive advantages in comparison to those with “enterprise lock-in ‘dinosaur’ mindsets.” Freedom of choice will beat lack of choice. Pleasing user experiences will trump frustrating ones. Companies like Salesforce, 37 Signals, DropBox, Box.Net, Atlassian, Google and Apple are displacing “traditional” enterprise vendors in many corporations – even at Fortune 50 ones like Proctor & Gamble. However, this is just the beginning: in ten years the lines between consumer and enterprise tech will be blurred beyond recognition”.
Read the Article Now.
http://technorati.com/technology/article/evolution-at-work-why-traditional-enterprise/
