tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post116291839698075278..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: Vodafone new non-exec.... adding enterprise IT knowledge looks a good moveDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-1163156679004221082006-11-10T11:04:00.000+00:002006-11-10T11:04:00.000+00:00Good point.Good point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-1163066015267446872006-11-09T09:53:00.000+00:002006-11-09T09:53:00.000+00:00In my view, it's more the importance from a "philo...In my view, it's more the importance from a "philosophical level". Merely having someone around who is unlikely to be swayed by nonsense rhetoric is useful. <BR/><BR/>Someone who'll point out that "everything will be mobile" is a ludicrous statement when you've got a 10,000-seat call centre, for example. Or highlight the absolute priority of enterprise network security.<BR/><BR/>The other argument - and one I've held for a while - is that Voda ought to consider acquiring system integrators or other IT channels, as these are clearly the main contact/sales points to business end-users.Dean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-1163057247156887882006-11-09T07:27:00.000+00:002006-11-09T07:27:00.000+00:00Board members with enterprise business background ...Board members with enterprise business background or not, most mobile-centric operators would have to invest a lot to build up a channel to the enterprises.<BR/>I am sure Vodafone and others have made plenty of internal studies but couldn't come up with a ROI within the few years tolerated by shareholders.<BR/><BR/>It's more or less only the ex-PTT operators who have built up enterprise channels during their past history - slowly and without shareholders waiting for the next quarterly results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-1162978241154015102006-11-08T09:30:00.000+00:002006-11-08T09:30:00.000+00:00I don't think they are adding much enterprise IT k...I don't think they are adding much enterprise IT knowledege at all.I think its probably more relevant that they are non-exec positions and both appointees are accountants with a strong interest in reporting systems. More to do with Yodafones scale than its customer base.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com