Connected Platforms at Defrag 2008

CONNECTED PLATFORMS FOR CONNECTED APPLICATIONS Ian Davis <ian.davis@talis.com> Chief Technology Officer, Talis

The Semantic Web
as a blue ocean
opportunity
Cloud computing, social software and the semantic web are seeding fundamental changes to the boundaries of the modern firm

In the pre-industrial era, most
goods were produced by
individuals or small groups
working together

Trading to a large market required a very large company capable of vertically integrating all its functions

http://flickr.com/photos/ccgd/57454788
Transaction costs fell as
infrastructure began to
connect people

Larger markets allowed specialism
“ The division of labour is
limited by the extent
of the market ”
Adam Smith

Air travel,
communications satellites
and containerisation
connected the world
http://flickr.com/photos/photohome_uk/1494590209

As transaction costs plummet hugely horizontal
firms like
Li and Fung
could flourish
2 billion items produced annually
8300 suppliers in 40 countries
coordinating 2 million workers
employing 8000
$7.5m revenue per employee

The Internet's huge connectivity and ubiquity has put more people in economic contact with one another than ever before. http://flickr.com/photos/szulat/474827440

flickr.com/photos/cipherswarm/2414578959/ Cloud computing holds the promise of allowing businesses to scale costs with revenue.

flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/2234378275/ Social networks are enabling businesses to reach millions with almost zero friction.

The Semantic Web
radically changes the
economics of sharing and combining information

Implication is that companies become smaller and more specialised, focussing on creative talent, not heavy engineeing

www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/399609106 Companies become loosely coupled. Small, efficient, very creative and highly networked

shared innovation TM www.talis.com/platform

Connected Platforms at Defrag 2008

by Ian Davis on Nov 04, 2008

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