It was a great way to learn about the enterprise software business and how it could be a huge cost saver.

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Firms must learn how to use the complex software.

ECONOMIST: Always-on people

Just as on the battlefield, the military needs to learn how to cope with the disorder and uncertainty of enterprise software delivery through decentralization, spontaneity, informality, loose rein, self-discipline and initiative.

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