{"id":1905,"date":"2014-08-25T10:58:39","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T15:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/?p=1905"},"modified":"2014-08-25T11:02:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T16:02:49","slug":"kingmakers-in-the-enterprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2014\/08\/25\/kingmakers-in-the-enterprise\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingmakers in the enterprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was such an amazing email that I had to share some of\u00a0it with you.\u00a0It&#8217;s from one of our <strong>end-user clients<\/strong> in the insurance industry, who I recently spent a day working with.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re seeing growing traction in what I&#8217;d call <strong>forward-leaning enterprises<\/strong> \u2014 companies interested in the business value of technology. They&#8217;re excited about IT as a function that collaborates with the business to drive returns rather than as a cost center, a la <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Phoenix-Project-Helping-Business\/dp\/0988262592\">Phoenix Project<\/a>. Here&#8217;s one example:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve always expected that hearing from RedMonk would serve as a catalyst for discussion and action. \u00a0I&#8217;ve seen and heard more active discussion from our business leaders down through our dev teams and those in ops than I have heard out of any other discussions we have had on any topic.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m seeing excitement and moves to action. \u00a0The discussions brought together many smaller discussions and thoughts I think several have had. \u00a0You really were able to crystallize what we were seeing and where we wanted to go.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Hands down the best dollars I have ever spent.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Boom. Developers are the <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2013\/01\/09\/the-new-kingmakers-the-book\/\">new kingmakers<\/a>, both inside the <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/05\/03\/devops-and-cloud-a-view-from-outside-the-bay-area-bubble\/\">Bay Area bubble<\/a>\u00a0as well as\u00a0far\u00a0beyond it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"acc_license\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-sa\/3.0\/88x31.png\" alt=\"by-sa\" \/><\/a><\/div><!--<rdf:RDF xmlns=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" xmlns:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/\" xmlns:rdf=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\"><Work rdf:about=\"\"><license rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" \/><\/Work><License rdf:about=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Attribution\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Reproduction\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Distribution\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#DerivativeWorks\" \/><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#ShareAlike\" \/><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Notice\" \/><\/License><\/rdf:RDF>-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was such an amazing email that I had to share some of\u00a0it with you.\u00a0It&#8217;s from one of our end-user clients in the insurance industry, who I recently spent a day working with. 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