Why Enterprise Software Sucks

Re:Why Enterprise Software Sucks by prepend on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:08PM (#21226293)

Enterprises think they need and exert more control than they need. I think companies perform better with less rigid “do it this way because.”

It’s fascinating how enterprise staff follow processes they don’t understand to get an outcome and don’t know why. I can frequently get better service than my IT staff from free tier consumer stuff.

I hear “security” blah blah blah but the security on gmail is better than any local outlook install. I think there’s a myth of security.

Whats breaking this is just people ignoring enterprise IT, I think, until someone notices they are spending lots on stuff that people don’t care about.

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Re:Why Enterprise Software Sucks by solidasparagus on Friday October 11, 2019 @01:19PM (#21226416)

I don't know about gmail vs outlook, but I think security is often a valid concern. B2B products are usually built with a heavy emphasis on the security side of the security-convenience tradeoff. B2C products tend to be more convenience focused. You can have a B2B or a B2C product that is both convenient and secure, but that certainly isn't guaranteed, particularly for young products.

For instance Slack is great IMO, but they only introduced bring-your-own-key earlier this year (a requirement for security-serious companies).

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