Hi Steve, On May 17, 2012, at 11:18, Steve Harris wrote:
> On 2012-05-16, at 23:09, David Wood wrote: >> Still, Kingsley is right, too. We are certainly busier than we have ever >> been, with no clear end in sight. That's positive. > > It would feel much more positive if I thought we were trying to solve the > right problems. It would be much easier to know if I knew what the right > problems where though. The problems we are solving for our customers are: - Data sharing (sometimes for its own sake, such as governmental transparency) that avoids proprietary formats/licenses/products. - Enterprise application creation (using Linked Data to abstract away from proprietary storage technologies). - Enterprise application integration (using Linked Data to share application state). Those constitute the "right" problems for us because they address defined needs. Regards, Dave -- David Wood, Ph.D. 3 Round Stones http://3roundstones.com > > - Steve > > -- > Steve Harris, CTO > Garlik, a part of Experian > 1-3 Halford Road, Richmond, TW10 6AW, UK > +44 20 8439 8203 http://www.garlik.com/ > Registered in England and Wales 653331 VAT # 887 1335 93 > Registered office: Landmark House, Experian Way, Nottingham, Notts, NG80 1ZZ