There is some interesting trends in the forum and blog posts. Wanted to share them with you all.
- More posts on Trouble Tickets: I guess, means that vtiger is being deployed in production and there are practical requirements that are driving the requirements for the trouble ticketing modules. This will only make Trouble Tickets module more and more robust and mature. I am happy to see this trend.
This could actually be envisaged as a standalone market too but vtiger is not in THAT league as yet. Regardless, vtiger is fulfilling some aspects of that market and this will only bode well for vtiger Trouble Tickets module at least.
- More posts on Inventory Management: I guess, these suggest that vtiger is being seen as a CRM tool that is being used in conjunction with ERP requirements and stopping just short of Accounting. This is good as the idea was always to achieve just that! I suspect that the Inventory Mgmt module will take a little more time to mature as the possibilities are huge and there is a very wide audience with a wider set of needs. vtiger will have to walk the mean path and ensure that it provides a proper balance of features.
- Reduction in queries pertaining to the SFA modules – Leads/Accounts/Contacts/Potentials. This goes to show that these modules have matured and are fulfilling the business requirements.
- Reduction in the Plugin queries : This is probably because not too many guys are using the plugins now but then I may be wrong. I cannot believe that the Outlook Plugin is not being (ab)used ;-)!
- Developer mailing list getting much much higher traffic than before. This shows that there are a lot of guys who are customizing vtiger for their needs. This shows a growing active community
