Comments on: What’s in store for the IT guys? http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/ Tracking servers and enterprise technology. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:11:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Swing Trading http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-44706 Swing Trading Sun, 13 Sep 2009 07:46:22 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-44706 Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did. Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

]]> By: pos http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-44293 pos Wed, 13 May 2009 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-44293 The idea that IT departments will have 'outsource specialist work' makes me chuckle, especially coming from an existing outsourcing company. It is the precise lack of available skills which poses an interesting question for those people who already have them: do I go and work for a tier one IT department such as in banking and finance, or do I work for an out-sourcing company. Given the choice, I know what the majority of people would do... The idea that IT departments will have 'outsource specialist work' makes me chuckle, especially coming from an existing outsourcing company. It is the precise lack of available skills which poses an interesting question for those people who already have them: do I go and work for a tier one IT department such as in banking and finance, or do I work for an out-sourcing company. Given the choice, I know what the majority of people would do…

]]> By: Jonah Paransky http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-43336 Jonah Paransky Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:00:03 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-43336 As we look out 10 years, I find it difficult for any of us to forecast an outcome for IT organizations. From the perspective of the IT operation team member or leader inside business today, the question that needs to be asked is simple. How are we enabling the business to succeed at it's core business objectives? Are we helping the business be more responsive to change? Are we helping the business reduce costs, grow its customer base, delight customers or provide defensible positioning? If the answer is yes, then we are not simply part of an IT organization, you have become a critical business enabler and a member of a group critical to the companies success. If the answer is no, the question over time we have to answer is more difficult - why should the business keep us performing these tasks as opposed to making decisions purely around perceived costs. -Jonah Paransky (www.stacksafe.com/blog) As we look out 10 years, I find it difficult for any of us to forecast an outcome for IT organizations. From the perspective of the IT operation team member or leader inside business today, the question that needs to be asked is simple. How are we enabling the business to succeed at it’s core business objectives? Are we helping the business be more responsive to change? Are we helping the business reduce costs, grow its customer base, delight customers or provide defensible positioning?

If the answer is yes, then we are not simply part of an IT organization, you have become a critical business enabler and a member of a group critical to the companies success. If the answer is no, the question over time we have to answer is more difficult – why should the business keep us performing these tasks as opposed to making decisions purely around perceived costs.
-Jonah Paransky
(www.stacksafe.com/blog)

]]> By: pos http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-43271 pos Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:43:25 +0000 http://www.bladewatch.com/2008/03/21/whats-in-store-for-the-it-guys/#comment-43271 The idea that IT departments will have 'outsource specialist work' makes me chuckle, especially coming from an existing outsourcing company. It is the precise lack of available skills which poses an interesting question for those people who already have them: do I go and work for a tier one IT department such as in banking and finance, or do I work for an out-sourcing company. Given the choice, I know what the majority of people would do... The idea that IT departments will have ‘outsource specialist work’ makes me chuckle, especially coming from an existing outsourcing company. It is the precise lack of available skills which poses an interesting question for those people who already have them: do I go and work for a tier one IT department such as in banking and finance, or do I work for an out-sourcing company. Given the choice, I know what the majority of people would do…

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