Enterprise?

Can someone tell me, in plain language, what “enterprise” means when used marketing technology products with phrases like “enterprise class?” Does it just mean “for business” or “for a whole bunch of people,” or is there some more subtle meaning?

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Submitted by al o'neill on

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Close, “for a whole bunch of money” would be more accurate.

Most enterprise-level products I’ve used seems just add lots of database-integration functions to the main product.

Submitted by DerekMac on

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Simply put, “enterprise class” this means that an app will scale to handle your entire enterprise - a large, profit-driven, diverse business organization usually with more than one location.

Al is right about the database and the money. A small-business solution might use flat files. A “professionsl” solution would use MySQL, while you’d find something heavy-duty and overpriced (like Oracle) in an “enterprise class” solution.

From Dictionary.com:
An undertaking, especially one of some scope, complication, and risk.
A business organization.
Industrious, systematic activity, especially when directed toward profit: Private enterprise is basic to capitalism.
Willingness to undertake new ventures; initiative:

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