I had the opportunity to attend the 4th Annual Text Analytics Summit this week in Boston. It was well attended with representation from the vendor community, users, and Industry Analysts. Seth Grimes did a great job moderating the session and providing insight into the world of text analytics.

So while we’re talking about enterprise architectures, we should discuss the emerging role of open source technologies. By now you can see that I am a big believer in innovation as the pillar of 21st century competitive advantage.

I’ve been following the evolution of business collaboration for several years now. Team, intra-organization, and inter-organization collaboration have been common place for years.

Emerging Web 2.0 capabilities align very closely with mounting enterprise issues; and it's changing the way that knowledge workers interact with information and one another. Web 2.0 and advanced forms of analytics support the most compelling challenge facing the 21st century Enterprise; the need to create sustainable competitive advantage. New forms of innovation and the speed of that innovation are the keys to creating that competitive advantage.