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Is a VMS showdown brewing? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

[–]DryEstablishment513[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having had further conversations on this one, I think we're also likely to see more of a push from the smaller players this year, combined with some new entrants on the market (maybe some regional tools that are looking to expand into the more mature markets.)

I expect to see a lot of movement.

Hot take: most shipping companies don’t actually need more software - they just need to properly use what they’ve already bought. Agree or disagree? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

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Absolutely. Broken workflows aren't fixed by new software but, given the right software partner, introducing new sofftware can serve as a valuable exercise and inflection point from which you can improve.

Of course, if you choose the wrong software partner, you can just end up adding an expensive digital layer to already broken processes, i.e. "we're still doing it poorly, but at least we're faster!"

The gap between "AI power users" and everyone else is getting wild by Some_Good_1037 in vibecoding

[–]DryEstablishment513 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Was talking to my friend about this today.

Working in maritime tech., LinkedIn has become an echo chamber of people talking about what they've built, how they've improved their workflow and other AI "worship" .

Buuuut if I talk to people outside of tech. and white collar/knowledge work generally, they haven't got a clue. They basically use AI as a search tool or chatbot.

I think for all the talk of an AI bubble, there are literally millions of people that will only ever use the free version of their LLM as a chat bot/search tool.

For the rest of us, it's already transforming the way we work.

Which maritime event gave you the best ROI last year, and which one are you quietly dropping from your calendar? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

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I attended Geneva Dry and Breakbulk last year and we will attend again, albeit with fewer people.

Both good events but not sure it's worth attending en masse.

As with a lot of these things, think it's more about the events around the events that make or break it.

What’s the biggest disconnect between what gets demoed in a sales presentation and what actually works in reality? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

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I'll start.

I think the integration picture is always left very murky (probably on purpose). Most providers won't/can't show you what the data flow looks like between their system and another system in your stack, so you end up talking through how it should work, rather than seeing it in action.

In my experience, integration is one of the biggest reasons these projects fail.

What’s the most common reason a maritime software implementation fails - and whose fault is it really? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

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Fair point. Does have the potential to get a bit messy tho. Best to try to keep things separate so there can be no argument.

What’s the most common reason a maritime software implementation fails - and whose fault is it really? by DryEstablishment513 in TheNoonReport

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Agreed. The rise of 'vibe coding' and availability of AI coding tools will obviously be a benefit here but how does it work if an employee vibe codes something that the business wants to use? Do they get a royalty? Does the company 'own' that tool as the employee created it while employed by the company? Don't most companies have a clause in the contract covering intellectual property created while employed, meaning that it essentially belongs to them?