The enterprise software stack is undergoing once in a generation refresh largely driven by virtualization, data explosion, infrastructure commoditization, socialization, unlimited connectivity, and online services. With ever growing security parameter and attack vectors, enterprises are looking for ways to secure information access without compromising the business agility unleashed by the abovementioned forces. This presentation focuses on the emerging opportunities in the enterprise space that entrepreneurs can leverage to build the technology giants of tomorrow.

1. The Enterprise
Trifecta: Data,
Security & Mobility
Bipul Sinha
Lightspeed Venture Partners
@bipulsinha

2. The Changing Landscape
 Data Fuels Everything
 Commoditization of Information Stack
 IT Infrastructure Consolidation
 Self-Service Everywhere
 Socialization of Enterprise
 Unbounded Enterprise Security Perimeter
 Gen Y Workforce

3. An Age of Acceleration
A - New capability
B – Integration
C – Limits
D – Decline
Source: Tom McKendree's 1994 Singularity diagram

4. Data

5. What’s up with (Big) Data?

6. Data Disruption: Media & Tier
 Storage Media Shift
 Storage at server tier
 No compromise shared
storage
 Need to build bottoms up
 Fat is in vogue!

7. Data Disruption: Management
 Very large dataset
 (un/semi) structured
 Real time & batch
 SQL or NoSQL
 In-memory or on flash/disk
 Scale-out, loosely coupled
Photo source: eWeek

8. Data Disruption: Analyze This
 Large dataset exploration
 Scenario analysis
 On demand analytics
 Business user orientation
 Collaborative analytics
 Rich visual reporting
Photo source: The Human Face of Big Data via Fortune Magazine

9. Security

10. Enterprise Security

11. Security Disruptions
 Fuzzy enterprise perimeter
 SaaS applications
 Public clouds
 Vibrant online life
 Speed of business
 Open, social communication
 Mobile first generation
Photo source: National Geographic

12. Mobility

13. Mobility

14. Mobile Opportunities
 Always on and connected
 Enterprise resources access
 Employee productivity
 Mixes personal and business
 Collaborate, communicate
 Security implications
Photo source: IDC

15. Take Home
 Intersecting opportunities
 Very large markets
 Incumbents are weaker than ever
 Multi-winner possibilities
 IP driven startups
 Classic venture model: high product, lower market risks
 Why not create technology giants of tomorrow?

16. Q&A?
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