Hello Eric, We do not have to agree on everything but I do value your opinion so I am happy to have you here.
Massimo On Jun 3, 9:33 pm, Eric Florenzano <flo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 1) Don't worry about whether Web2Py is 'Enterprise Ready'. That is > > Tech Press/Vendor Spiel to create marketshare with appeal. Its verbal > > junk. Go take a look at table 2a > > --http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/smallbus.html > > . The tally of firms <100 employees to those >100 outrank them 10x. > > You're very right, there are many more small businesses than large > ones. > > > The number of firms with budgets that support $1m+ software projects > > is less than 20k. There are probably 100 'Enterprise Providers' (eg > > Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle) chasing that small field. So when I hear > > a programmer state they do 'Enterprise level production development' > > like some badge, Django or otherwise they too are chasing that small > > field of money. Most likely as a member of one of those 'Enterprise > > Providers'. > > Again, I couldn't agree more--people who say they are doing > 'Enterprise level production development' are usually part of > Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, or are working for a large company using > primarily those products. I usually find that term to be more fluff > than anything else. There are a few components to 'Enterprise level > production development' that are truly unique, like OLAP/OLTP that > don't tend to happen in other domains, but most of the time people > aren't talking about that. > > > 2) The opportunity is in that <100 employee range. Those firms rarely > > have million dollar budgets. Nor do they typically have the budgets to > > buy WebSphere platforms or SAP software. But their need is just as > > great for specialized software. > > > Better to cater to the smaller firms who would benefit from web2py. It > > is just as important to be able to be profitable in the small scale as > > the large. Fact more so. > > Definitely! It seems that Web2Py is highly optimized for this type of > situation. Small team, rapid prototyping, teaching, etc. I think > it's a really under-appreciated niche, too. > > Thanks, > Eric Florenzano --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
