Comments on: The World Beyond the LAN: Collaboration and N > 1 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: CC101 Blog http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-196857 CC101 Blog Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:23:37 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-196857 As everything becomes more technologically-based, it definitely seems technology companies should try to make the experience of actually USING the technology simpler and friendlier so they can get their jobs done properly. The trend in working with solution providers has become much more hands-on in the last decade with computer consultants establishing much more communicative relationships with their clients and offering very comprehensive, business-based solutions (and looking at technology in businesses through a “business” lens), so why can’t software and hardware follow suit? As everything becomes more technologically-based, it definitely seems technology companies should try to make the experience of actually USING the technology simpler and friendlier so they can get their jobs done properly. The trend in working with solution providers has become much more hands-on in the last decade with computer consultants establishing much more communicative relationships with their clients and offering very comprehensive, business-based solutions (and looking at technology in businesses through a “business” lens), so why can’t software and hardware follow suit?

]]> By: James Governor’s Monkchips » The World Beyond the LAN: Trust and Human Resources http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-193116 James Governor’s Monkchips » The World Beyond the LAN: Trust and Human Resources Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:37:30 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-193116 [...] and contrast with a statement reported on Stephen’s blog earlier this [...] [...] and contrast with a statement reported on Stephen’s blog earlier this [...]

]]> By: James Snell http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-191691 James Snell Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:22:36 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2007/10/23/beyond_lan/#comment-191691 "<i>And yet I suspect there are still occasions when IBM’s internal Dogear users might wish that they were able to use the del.icio.us for: functionality to share with users not on their system.</i>" A significant number of the links on Dogear are for resources that are only available within IBM's firewall. For stuff on the outside that we want to share with others, there's absolutely nothing stopping us from using del.icio.us and there are tools available to import or export our public dogear links to del.icio.us and vice versa. "<i>Rather than fixate on these, however, as some are wont to do, lamenting the disparity between what can be accomplished between internal only use cases vs more mixed scenarios, it would behoove would be solution providers to remind themselves of an important, fundamental reality: users will find ways to collaborate with each other, one way or another.</i>" Absolutely. Organizations need to make the tools available and get out of the way. People will figure out for themselves how best to use the various tools at their disposal. “And yet I suspect there are still occasions when IBM’s internal Dogear users might wish that they were able to use the del.icio.us for: functionality to share with users not on their system.”

A significant number of the links on Dogear are for resources that are only available within IBM’s firewall. For stuff on the outside that we want to share with others, there’s absolutely nothing stopping us from using del.icio.us and there are tools available to import or export our public dogear links to del.icio.us and vice versa.

“Rather than fixate on these, however, as some are wont to do, lamenting the disparity between what can be accomplished between internal only use cases vs more mixed scenarios, it would behoove would be solution providers to remind themselves of an important, fundamental reality: users will find ways to collaborate with each other, one way or another.”

Absolutely. Organizations need to make the tools available and get out of the way. People will figure out for themselves how best to use the various tools at their disposal.

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