In this moment of IT history we glorify Eng and PM (and rightfully so). But in these 20y I learned that the impossible jobs are done by sales & customer service: one builds relationship w/ the customer, other retains it. Against all odds. No praise will be ever enough for them

@gbraad Do you mean like this one? https://t.co/b2vzbN8kSx

What a splendid occasion to fit the mask with a mic, Alexa/Siri/Assistant voice controls, and a platform for 3rd party apps, including voice modifiers. For just $1499 it will be a must-have >

LG officially announces its battery-powered air purifier mask https://t.co/GXp5ax1RA3

@vendorprisey That’s true. That’s why you have to talk to all of them and observe carefully what are the dynamics at work.

@vendorprisey That’s the problem 🙂

In my experience, it’s so reliable that you could use it to understand your chances of success (against your mandate) when you apply for a job and join a new enterprise org.

@_msw_ @NeelaJacques I won’t comment on any specific implementation but rest assured that I did in-depth assessments of all of them, over years of evolution, before writing my original comment 🙂

@_msw_ @NeelaJacques 2/ Marketplace standardization is a cultural thing. We have yet to culturally accept infra consumption, so app consumption is far away. In consumer space it works because Apple imposed it. The education they provided will culturally influence future gen of enterprise users.

@_msw_ @NeelaJacques 1/ I won’t list here all enterprise marketplace efforts I tracked and analyzed over these two decades, but I can say that from where I stand, it seems always too early.

@_msw_ @NeelaJacques And 2. The sprawl of multiple versions of the same app from different ISVs. Just like for automation workflows, if you have too many doing the same thing, it will hinder adoption rather than foster it because users trust is disintegrated (“Which should I pick now?”)

@_msw_ @NeelaJacques More than the enterprise procurement process (which AWS Marketplace has been simplifying and standardising immensely in the last few years), it’s two things: 1. the need (real or perceived) to customize marketplace apps at to fit the unique needs of enterprises A, B, C