https://www.kirix.com/blog/2008/06/03/moving-toward-business-intelligence-20/ The Official Kirix Weblog Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:08:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 https://www.kirix.com/blog/2008/06/03/moving-toward-business-intelligence-20/#comment-1379 Ken Kaczmarek Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:02:06 +0000 https://www.kirix.com/blog/2008/06/03/moving-toward-business-intelligence-20/#comment-1379 Hi Ted, I'd agree that that there may not be an inherent contradiction between the two; the consumer web is not completely relevant within the confines of a business. Security of my profile information on Facebook is a bit different than the security of my marketing, HIPAA or financial data. However, I believe the core idea here -- if you give people the tools to do stuff, they'll do stuff -- rings true. In practice, this is backed up by the pervasiveness of Excel/Access as the corporate go-to BI tools. I'd also agree that there will be resistance to giving power to the users -- we see this in the "one version of the truth" IT struggles with currently. But, as we see in the consumer space (and the web in general), there is a lot of innovation to be had when users are given tools and a little freedom to explore. Businesses potentially have much to be gained by unleashing the innovation and efficiencies of their employees, and some of these web 2.0 technologies seem like they would fit the bill. However, it will probably take a few brave companies to push the envelope and prove that it is beneficial prior to the rest of the market joining in. We'll see. :) https://www.kirix.com/blog/2008/06/03/moving-toward-business-intelligence-20/#comment-1378 Ted Cuzzillo Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:58:38 +0000 https://www.kirix.com/blog/2008/06/03/moving-toward-business-intelligence-20/#comment-1378 The "1.0 Fallacy" and the "2.0 Reality" don't necessarily contradict each other. Behavior at work is often different from behavior at home. What we think of as "spoon feeding" at work might actually be the safest or most efficient behavior, while safety and efficiency at home are much less important. At home, we're much less restricted. There will be far greater resistance to 2.0 at work than there has been at home.