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Familiarity is the enemy: On why Enterprise systems have failed for 60 years

felixbarbalet.com published 2026-04-2429 min read

My thoughts on why enterprise knowledge systems have failed for sixty years, and what might finally replace them. A couple of weeks ago I demoed one part of what I have been building to a senior exec at a global enterprise - someone who had been asked to lead and guide

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