For the past five years at Work-Bench, we’ve been investing in a total reimagining of the enterprise technology stack.We’re in the midst of a once in a decade tectonic shift of infrastructure that powers the Fortune 1000 and is unlike anything we’ve seen before. Whereas consumer tech has the Mary Meeker Internet Trends report for an aggregate view of industry trends, enterprise technology was missing a comprehensive overview of the key trends. Last year we took action and launched the inaugural Enterprise Almanac to share our thinking on these trends, and now we’re pleased to release the updated 2018 Edition.Our primary aim is to help founders see the forest from the trees. For Fortune 1000 executives and other players in the ecosystem, it will help cut through the noise and marketing hype to see what really matters. It’s wishful thinking, but we also hope new talent gets excited about enterprise after reading this report. By no means will most of the predictions be correct, but our purpose is to start the discussion by putting this stake in the ground.Please share any and all feedback via email at michael@work-bench.com or on Twitter at @ItsYamnitsky
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THE ENTERPRISE ALMANAC
2018 EDITION
#2018ALMANAC
By Michael Yamnitsky
2018 ENTERPRISE ALMANAC // @WORK_BENCH // #2018ALMANAC
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THE WORK-BENCH ENTERPRISE ALMANAC - 2018 EDITION
PREAMBLE
For the past five years at Work-Bench, we've been investing in a total reimagining of the enterprise technology
stack.
We're in the midst of a once in a decade tectonic shift of infrastructure that powers the Fortune 1000 and is
unlike anything we've seen before. Whereas consumer tech has the Mary Meeker Internet Trends report for an
aggregate view of industry trends, enterprise technology was missing a comprehensive overview of the key
trends. Last year we took action and launched the inaugural Enterprise Almanac to share our thinking on these
trends, and now we're pleased to release the updated 2018 Edition.
Our primary aim is to help founders see the forest from the trees. For Fortune 1000 executives and other
players in the ecosystem, it will help cut through the noise and marketing hype to see what really matters. It's
wishful thinking, but we also hope new talent gets excited about enterprise after reading this report. By no
means will most of the predictions be correct, but our purpose is to start the discussion by putting this stake in
the ground.
Please share any and all feedback via email at michael@work-bench.com or on Twitter at @ItsYamnitsky.
MICHAEL YAMNITSKY
Venture Partner, Work-Bench
2018 ENTERPRISE ALMANAC // @WORK_BENCH // #2018ALMANAC
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ABOUT WORK-BENCH
PREAMBLE
ABOUT US
Work-Bench is an enterprise technology focused venture fund based in NYC.
OUR THESIS
Customer-centricity. We make it our focus to deeply understand the business and IT needs of the Fortune 1000 in order to make more informed decisions
in our search for the next enterprise giants. This is highly informed by our backgrounds in corporate IT at leading Wall Street banks and as Industry
Analysts which is unique in the venture business.
OUR MODEL
Our model