When we read the word enterprise we probably think of older, slow-moving bureaucracies, like IBM, HP, or even Red Hat. But it’s been a long time since companies like those have been technical leaders. Decades, in some cases. Now, companies like Google, Amazon, Twitter, Netflix, Facebook, Spotify, or even SoundCloud set the tone for our industry. These modern enterprises tend to share a few characteristics...
Ouch! I work for HP and while I agree that we're not exactly a nimble, fast moving startup I think it's not a good comparison. IBM and HP still build a lot of physical things while the listed "modern" enterprises are primarily SW. Google would be the exception here but from an engineering point of view Google uses it's vast war chest to play around with very cool HW but isn't much concerned with running a business based on that. So, I hope Go has a good run of it but it's not going to build your next printer.
Ouch! I work for HP and while I agree that we're not exactly a nimble, fast moving startup I think it's not a good comparison. IBM and HP still build a lot of physical things while the listed "modern" enterprises are primarily SW. Google would be the exception here but from an engineering point of view Google uses it's vast war chest to play around with very cool HW but isn't much concerned with running a business based on that. So, I hope Go has a good run of it but it's not going to build your next printer.