Why we love nerds and why software solutions are the future

Why we love nerds and why software solutions are the future

Berlin, Nov 28, 2014, by Nadine Mittag

Ever since the US American sitcom „The Big Band Theory“ is broadcasted nerds have completely recovered their reason to exist. Within a very short time the sitcom about the four scientist Dr. Sheldon Cooper, Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali und Howard Wolowitz and the waitress Penny, which fulfills all cliches about nerds developed to the worlds most successful sitcom ever. Also in real life the ill-reputed quirky outsiders, that hide behind their computers in a basement are more successful and popular than ever. This is a tribute to our development unit and should show that we are ready for the digital future thanks to our development team and their software solutions.

From nerd to hero

Nerds are our new everyday heroes, among others recognizable by the success of magazines like Wired or blogs such as De:Bug, that are totally dedicated to the specific characteristics and practices of the computer specialists. There are even gift-websites for nerds, for example like nerd-geschenke.de where you can buy nerdy stuff like techniques, clothes and other practical gifts. Yesterday’s nerd is today’s hipster. And everyone likes it. While nerds sat in the first row in school, nicely dressed with horn-rims and sleeveless sweaters now their style is hipper than ever, though not much different from before but perhaps with a bit more grunge. Nowadays almost everyone knows at least one nerd in their close environment. Those times when nerds made themselves comfortable in the home’s basement for days and tried to change the world are long time ago. Today you will meet nerds in the most famous cafes, restaurants, bars and clubs in Berlins scene districts Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg and Friedrichshain arm in arm accompanied by mostly quite attractive females. And that’s a good thing. Because without nerds our lives would be sad even really boring. They embody our secretly idea of freedom and „self-being“ like no other target group, eventhough we hate to admit it. The only difference is that they are really talented when it comes to technic and they like to share their knowlegde about it with us. 

Software as a Service

Much like the nerds in "The Big Bang Theory" the development team of pdm is always on spot when it comes to technical issues and know how. Of course with the difference that they don’t wear sleeveless sweaters and horn-rims. It doesn’t matter whether it is the implementation of comprehensive portals, mobile websites or smaller concerns such as Internet problems : They are always there for us. Even, if they are extremely stressed. Thus currently they are steadily working on their own software solution. Cross-secturally software solutions in form of software as service are more and more applied. The advantages for companies are perfectly obvious: They don’t have to buy expensive software license and therefore they can make their project planning and implementing more effectively. Moreover, the software provider is responsible for configurations, maintenance and updates of the software. The software market is constantly changing and it is assumed that software in form of SaaS will be used by companies now and especially in the future, as they allow easier access to data from different locations and significantly simplify everyday business and project processes. So much for the technical component of software solutions. The only thing left to say : Praise the nerds, that we love and the software solutions that we get!