On 2/24/12 5:57 PM, Paul Tyson wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-02-23 at 09:34 -0500, John F. Sowa wrote:
>
>> Any proposed technology that does not support smooth interoperability
>> with mainstream IT will be ignored by mainstream IT.
> Hi John,
>
> That is true, but we needn't conclude that the semantics community must
> supply simplified tools, concepts, or standards for the benefit of
> mainstream IT. An IT department, like any other business unit, will take
> the path of least resistance to meet the demands placed upon it. If
> there are no demands to improve the semantic circuits of the enterprise,
> there will be no uptake of semantic technology no matter how much like
> bubblegum it tastes.
>
> Assuming there is room and need for improvement in the semantic
> circuitry of an enterprise, there is an organizational management
> solution with guaranteed results: chief executives should simply demand
> that their IT departments produce demonstrable cost-effective
> improvements in the semantic circuits by which their businesses operate.
> Grade them on it and hand out rewards and punishments accordingly. There
> will be a miraculous spike in semantic technology uptake and nary a
> complaint about interoperability (or bad taste).
>
> That chief executives would never consider making such a demand, and
> that they are not typically even aware of the damage their IT
> departments have done to the semantic circuitry of their enterprise, are
> defects of management practice that no amount of easy or hard technology
> can resolve.
>
> Regards,
> --Paul
>
>
>
>
Paul, (01)
I agree with your comments. As a CEO (one that's been in this capacity
for 20 years), the challenge boils down to a concise narrative that
makes the opportunity-costs of the following contemporary challenges,
totally palpable: (02)
1. Data Volume - on an exponential curve
2. Data Velocity - ditto
3. Data Variety (or Heterogeneity) - ditto
3. Data Location Disparity - ditto . (03)
Align the items above with the eternal pursuit of enterprise (and
individual) agility and you have pitch that any executive level decision
maker will comprehend. (04)
Finally, merging hyperlinks, structured documents, and the internet has
had profound impact on enterprise and individuals alike. The same thing
is already happening as we merge hyperlinks, structured documents,
structured data, and the internet :-) (05)
-- (06)
Regards, (07)
Kingsley Idehen
Founder& CEO
OpenLink Software
Company Web: http://www.openlinksw.com
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