3 differences between 'Small Business' and 'Enterprise'

'Michael L Perry' on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:22:51 GMT, sez:

You missed the jounior developer originally hired to maintain that Access database who is now the architect working on the SOA version that will never see the light of day.

'Malcolm Groves' on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:57:06 GMT, sez:

In an Enterprise, the random collection of access databases and excel spreadsheets will be the focus of an effort to replace them with a bright shiny ERP system at least every 2 years. After much consultant-hiring and cash-burning, the ERP system will lay neglected and the business will continue to run on Access and Excel, until the next management change and it'll all start again..

In a small business, you'll pry the Access database and Excel spreadsheets from the owners cold dead hands.

'Troy Tuttle' on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:08:15 GMT, sez:

You might add that the Enterprise group will start a large and hugely expensive project to replace all the access and excel apps with a all-in-one data warehouse / BI initiative, only to take 3 years and still not have a full software release.

'lb' on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:13:21 GMT, sez:

>junior developer originally hired to
>maintain that Access database who is now
>the architect working on the SOA version
>that will never see the light of day.

Ah yes, I left that out because the accountant who learnt to record VBA macros, and thus became the Chief CIO distracted me.

btw --

Someone twittered recently that the only things to survive a nuclear holocaust would be cockroaches and excel VBA.

I see a future where mutated super strong Excel VBA macros are in control of marauding herds of gigantic cockroaches.

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