July 20168 Enterprise software has always been an exciting aspect to focus on; but it has never been more so than now. A lot of new ventures are coming up almost every other day that have new ideas to present. As a consequence, the competition between the up-and-coming organizations and the incumbents is gradually intensifying. This, in turn, helps increase the interest in the buyers who are considering cloud options in order to support their business ventures. With the increasing popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and the emergence of cloud, there is a chance of get-ting the enterprise software in a new format. While 2015 was full of signs of progress, let's expect that 2016 will turn those predictions into reality. But before that, we need to predict how the software will look like in the near future.· Everyone will face a problem with software failure ­ Over the past few years, we have witnessed how a software fail-ure can impact the leadership teams. For instance, we can remember the failed rollout of the ObamaCare website. A positive thing is that in 2016, the software will no longer be sole responsibilities of the CTOs and the CIOs. Instead, the accountability for the same will be extended to other profes-sionals like the CMOs, the COOs, the CFOs and the CEOs.· Business applications will become smarter ­ Throughout 2016, machine learning will be applied horizontally across the enterprise applications. The concept of machine learning is not new to any of us. In fact, industries like pharmaceuti-cals, government and finance have already realized the value of using big data when it comes to make smart business de-cisions. Now is the time when we can see it to gain traction in different domains like HR, sales and marketing. ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE: WHAT CAN WE PREDICT FOR2016?2016?By Naveen Gulati, CIO, Ricoh India Ltd.IN MY VIEW Ricoh, headquartered in Tokyo provides specialised services in various domains including office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services.
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