Epesi ENS

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Epesi is Not Software

Epesi is Enterprise Nervous System

The World's first open source ENS

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Our target

Establish open standards and best practices to provide a holistic set of:

• Infrastructure
• Software stack, and
• Know-how

for startups, freelancers, SMBs, and enterprises looking to build an interconnected system that provides real-time insights into various aspects of their operations.

Genesis of this initiative has roots in Jared Diamond's excellent essay: Why Did Human History Unfold Differently On Different Continents For The Last 13,000 Years?, where he concludes that:

• Technology has to be invented or adopted.
• Most technological innovations diffuse in from the outside.
• Technology not only has to be adopted; it also has to be maintained.

We hope that this portal will become a valuable resource for IT Professionals and Engineers who like to listen to the most popular radio station in the world:

Epesi ENS is an open-source initiative based on the concept of the Digital Nervous System.

• Epesi ENS is a complete hardware and software stack, including a free and open-source CRM system, that aims to provide a foundation for building an Enterprise Nervous System.
• It is based on the ubiquitous LAMP stack and runs on a wide range of hardware from Raspberry Pis to powerful servers, supporting on-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployments.
• Epesi CRM, the core component of Epesi ENS, is released under the MIT license and available on GitHub and SourceForge.

The key components of a Digital Nervous System (DNS)

• A PC computing architecture and information in digital form
• Universal email and ubiquitous network connectivity
• Common end-user productivity tools and integrated business-specific applications
• Open standards, common protocols, standardized schemas, and automated processes
• Advanced algorithms for analytics, data mining, machine learning and information retrieval
• Real-time access to crucial business events with detailed context from enterprise knowledge repositories
• Filtering, routing and analysis of signals from within and outside the organization
• A mix of cultures, IT architectures and tools that get the right information to the right people at the right time
• Intelligent automation to bridge current system silos and create a connective tissue

In summary, a DNS integrates the IT infrastructure of an enterprise to enable rapid sensing, analysis and response to internal and external signals, supporting business agility and adaptability. It provides the technological foundation for an Adaptive Enterprise and Learning Organization.

Epesi ENS supports agile problem-solving systems in several key ways:

• Modular Architecture: Epesi ENS has a modular design that allows for easy customization and modification to match specific business processes and workflows. This flexibility enables agile adaptation to changing needs and constraints.
• RAD Tools: Epesi ENS includes Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools and low-code/no-code features. These allow for rapid development of custom modules and applications to address emerging problems, without extensive coding.
• Centralized Platform: By providing a centralized platform for managing business information and processes, Epesi ENS enables real-time visibility into operations. This facilitates quick identification of issues and constraints, allowing for prompt root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Accessibility: As a web-based system, Epesi ENS can be accessed from anywhere, enabling distributed teams to collaborate on problem-solving. The ubiquitous LAMP stack and PHP language also ensure broad compatibility and ease of deployment.
• Open Source: Being free and open-source, Epesi ENS allows for transparency, community support, and rapid innovation to address evolving business needs. The MIT license and modular structure facilitate customization and extension by developers.

Epesi ENS's agile architecture, rapid development tools, centralized data, accessibility, and open-source nature make it well-suited to support the agile problem-solving systems needed for an adaptive, responsive enterprise nervous system.**

Definition of ENS

"Enterprise Nervous System [ENS], the intelligent network that provides unifying connectivity among people, application systems and devices in different locations and business units across a virtual enterprise. The emerging ENS is based on the traditional enterprise network, but it is an evolution of that network, providing value-added functions that elevate the role of the network well beyond that of plain communication. Whereas a conventional network simply aims to transfer data between sending application systems and explicitly defined destinations, an ENS offloads work from the application systems because it:

• Offers enhanced quality-of-service for communication
• Transforms messages
• Redirects messages as appropriate, using logical business rules
• May track and control business processes."

Gartner

"The objective: a single system that supports not only the performance-management reporting cycles that the top team needs in reevaluating strategy, but also the agile problem-solving systems that frontline workers use to identify plant and network-wide constraints, perform root-cause analysis, and ensure corrective actions are taken on the most important opportunities."

McKinsey

Principles of fair software licensing.

• Licensing Terms Should Be Clear And Intelligible
• Freedom To Bring Previously Purchased Software To The Cloud
• Customers Should Be Free To Run Their On-Premises Software On The Cloud Of Their Choice
• Reducing Costs Through Efficient Use Of Hardware
• Freedom From Retaliation For Cloud Choices
• Avoiding Customer Lock-In Through Interoperable Directory Software
• Equal Treatment For Software Licensing Fees In The Cloud
• Permitted Uses Of Software Should Be Reliable And Predictable
• Licenses Should Cover Reasonably Expected Software Uses

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