12 Predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008

crm technology 12 Predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008 Yes, it’s a technical discussion, but let’s be pragmatic, you shouldn’t bury your head in the sand whenever the discussion turns technical. A very prudent New Year’s resolution for 2008 would be to get up to speed on the latest goings on in the world of information technology. So without futher pontification on my part, (other then a strong recommendation that you do read through the complete original post), here is a summary of an excellent blog post by Dion Hinchcliffe, 12 predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008:

P.S. to help you along, I’ve linked most of the technical jargon to its definition in the excellent Whatis?.com Computer Dictionary. So whenever you come across a term that you don’t understand, by all means, click through and educate yourself.

The worlds of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Web 2.0 have been swirling around each other for a couple of years now and in 2008 weâ€™ll finally see these gel into a practical, modern vision of next generation enterprises. And a variety of forces are coming together to make 2008 the year that enterprises refit themselves for the 21st century.

The driving forces for change this year will be the aging of existing IT systems, the rise of up-and-coming new approaches such as highly capable new Web-based applications, mashups, collective intelligence powered business software, Web-oriented architectures, and last but certainly not least, social software. These are providing the raw materials to use upon the freshly cleared canvases many organizations are readying for themselves as many organizations begin to retool and upgrade. Even the IT foundations weâ€™ve come to get so used to, such as the operating systems weâ€™ve used for years, have recently evolved and not always in the direction weâ€™re going. If nothing else, the ever-advancing computing environments of the workplace and the Web are encouraging us to move to newer and better models out of sheer momentum.

Here are the 12 predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008…

1. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) finally goes pragmatic, Web-oriented, and lightweight.
2. Enterprise search will remain broken or highly limited in most organizations.
3. Security will become a major concern as Web 2.0 apps and SaaS make the edge of enterprises increasingly porous.
4. Unstructured information from blogs and wikis will proliferate, driving demand for solutions to extract and consolidate business information.
5. A large number of enterprise intranets will get social networking capabilities.
6. Enterprise mashups will make their appearance in a widespread way but wonâ€™t take off big, yet.
7. Budget for next generation governance infrastructure will be demanded by IT to manage the proliferation of SaaS, new SOA, and mashups.
8. Collective intelligence platforms and enterprise decision management support applications will see significant early adoption this year.
9. New rich user experience platforms such as Adobe AIR and Microsoftâ€™s Silverlight will see widespread use in the enterprise in 2008.
10. Mobile devices, such as the iPhone and especially the BlackBerry, will see significant uptake for embedding workers into business processes and Web-based collaboration.
11. Web 2.0 versions of traditional enterprise applications will struggle for marketshare amongst the software giants.
12. Enterprise 2.0 will become a standard feature in most organizations, while views on the outcomes of deployments in organizations will be viewed through the lens of predisposition.