The end of IT as we know it
The late business thinker and writer Professor Peter Drucker said: “They [IT people] will not disappear, but they may be about to become supporting cast rather than the superstars they have been over the last 40 years.”
02 April 2007
It was with happy anticipation that I examined the major analytical research houses to see what CIO priorities were for 2007. All the research analysts had done their surveys and their results were similar. CIOs think that virtualisation of servers, consolidation of data centres and service oriented architectures (SOAs) are what they should be focusing on in 2007.
Really? Have they told their businesses about their priorities? Because the average business executive's eyes will glaze over. And so the CIO moves one step closer to being the supporting cast.
ITWeb Premium
Get 3 months of unlimited access
No credit card. No obligation.