This slide set was delivered at the Association of Geogrphic Information to recruit Alpha testers to "MapMarvel". It covers disruptive technology, the emergence of cloud based applications and how incumbent businesses are missing the point. MM provides the tools to make Cloud based GIS a reality for everyone...
7. Disruptions in our Market Triggers New Tech Slippy maps, API’s, Open Source, Google Maps/Earth, Utility Computing New Politics INSPIRE directive Public Opinion Free data, Open Street Map (OSM) New Business Model Freemium/ SaaS
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9. Head In the Clouds ~ Or head in the sand geek and poke
11. Great examples It eliminates the costs and complexity of buying, configuring, and managing the hardware and software needed to build and deploy applications. Instead, these applications are delivered as a service over the Internet (the “cloud”). http://www.salesforce.com/uk/platform/what-is-it.jsp