Before I go into anymore detail about “The Platform” itself I thought I’d cut to the chase and look at an example of a customer following this philosophy in the real world.

I spend most of my time with enterprise customers and a lot of that time talking about “The Platform” with them.  Most customers invariably chat with me about problems that they are trying to solve with technology that can integrate with whatever they have.  By focusing on “The Platform” as a strategic architecture base with customers it's possible to introduce our technology in a new light and demonstrate long therm value that goes beyond a single solution.

Austereo is an Australian customer I have been working with for the last 12 months.  After delivering a Platform focused workshop to their IT team, Austereo decided to embark on the platform approach to their IT.  Check out this article in which Ross is interviewed on the subject of their new direction.

This shows a happy customer, but none of the detail behind outcome.  Stay tuned for the details…