Strategy and the future of software applications

Summary form only given. We will first provide a framework to analyze the evolution of software applications and the derived opportunities for market disruption that emerge. We will then apply the framework, first to well know success stories and then to the future. Our window into the future will be based on recent research mostly from the MIT Field Intelligence Laboratory. We will focus on Big Data and various engineering solutions that are currently being researched including sensors that enable new applications (light scanning, smart skins, water leakage, temperature RFID); architectural solutions that enable new data sharing models for applications (such as cloud car, RFID middleware, digital graffiti); and the potential disruptive business impact in various business processes and industries including the supply chain, massive on-line open courses, smart cities, auto-industry and social media.