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Louis CK on Conans show, explaining why you suck when you’re spoiled. Comcast Business separate network from Comcast ResidentialPosted by Mike in Technology, tags: ComcastIt appears that Comcast Business is a separate network from Comcast’s residential network. Atleast from my Comcast connection at home to work’s new Comcast connection, according to the trace routes I and a coworker have done … Sales Guy Vs. Web Dude – The Website Is DownPosted by Mike in Flash Movies, Humor, Technology, tags: haha, haloawesome I came across this article 8 Things We Hate About IT and I just had to respond to it. Apparently it seems many things are the fault of IT. 1. IT Limits Managers’ Authority You bring in 10% of the company’s revenue but can’t authorize a $100,000 project if it requires IT. Furthermore, IT’s bureaucratic governance process rivals the tax code in complexity and inhibits rather than promotes innovation. Sure go ahead and authorize a $100k project without any IT input. The thing is the cost of your project could really explode because well, you don’t understand the underlying technology or the technology infrastructure the company currently has just wont support your project. 2. They’re Missing Adult Supervision The CIO is impressive, but totally unavailable. So the next best option is your IT “relationship manager” who’s a few clicks down the evolutionary scale and doesn’t have the breadth of expertise to truly act as a trusted IT adviser to senior business executives. Why is the CIO missing? Where is he/she at? I could easily say the same thing about the ’senior business executives’ being unavailable. 3. They’re Financial Extortionists When was the last time there wasn’t some emergency in IT (e.g. Y2K, SOX, HIPAA) that requires a zillion dollars? Compound this with the lack of visibility into how IT spends non-project dollars and it makes you want to become a technology vendor to cash in on the booty. Read the rest of this entry » |
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