The laying of CAT 5 cabling is commodity - the provisioning of Quality of Service (QoS) isn't. So, a project aimed at solving today's business problems will probably be totally unsuitable for the actual problems found when it goes live.
In many departments people seem to be actively encouraged to leave their personalities, and sense of self, at home in the morning. Their corporate imagination becomes totally utilised in survival through mistake avoidance and problem solving.
Advances come from solving a particular problem and then developing the fix for a wider audience. Among concerns cited from the likes of HP and Netliant were security fears, an unwillingness to be an ASP 'guinea pig', a lack of belief from users...
As the tidal wave of enthusiasm that created the 'ecommerce revolution' has receded, IT departments have been left to survey the aftermath. Suppliers cannot just wave their arms around, promising the usual mix of 'time to market', 'ROI', 're-use...
Trying to mirror the problem-solving capabilities of people in information systems can add lots of code to systems that could never cater for any situation. As well as flexibility of IT systems architecture, business success depends critically on...
A profound change is taking place in the IT sector that will have significant repercussions for business, commerce and society - including the possible demise of traditional corporate IT departments. It looks as though the clock could be ticking...