Given the unreliability of devices in my house, I would say anything like SkyNet is way off :-) when it does happen, I'm willing to wager it won't be running Windows, unless you want your Terminators stopping at "configuring updates" just as they're about to kill their enemies
Incidentally, my better half is a dead ringer for Sarah Connor (probably circa T2). I've always been expecting a knock from a cyborg of some sort. Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> Sender: listsadmin@lists.myitforum.comDate: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:03:23 To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com<ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com> Reply-to: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Bye Citrix Well, when Skynet happens, I think it's safe to say that IT will be completely replaced. On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Rankin, James R <kz2...@googlemail.com>wrote: > When has anything in IT ever been that straightforward? > > You will see private cloud, public cloud and hybrid cloud that combines > the other two. Then we will maybe see a shift back to on-premise, who > knows? Remember thinking everything would get outsourced? How did that work > out? > > I think its premature to worry....maybe we all need to keep our finger on > the pulse, but I doubt IT will ever be completely replaced (to a > satisfactory standard) > > Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, but > it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) > ------------------------------ > *From: * Jon D <rekcahp...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * listsad...@lists.myitforum.com > *Date: *Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:54:07 -0500 > *To: *<ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com> > *ReplyTo: * ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com > *Subject: *Re: [NTSysADM] Bye Citrix > > Makes me second guess bothering with getting a masters degree in IT, or > more certifications. > Sounds like IT might not be around very much in 10 years. > > If the users Desktop is in the cloud, and their data is in the cloud, > what's left to do? > You're not going to have a few servers on-site and a few in the cloud, it > will be all or nothing. > At least in 10 years, not right away. > A 10 man team will be replaced with a 1 man team. And that 1 person will > probably be 18 making $15/hour. > > So.... Maybe we can all change to computer programming? > > . > > > > On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:11 AM, Manuel Santos <nel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This reminds me of a music from REM - >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY and I don't feel fine with >> it... >> >> >> 2013/11/14 J- P <jnat...@hotmail.com> >> >>> And who will answer the telephone when user-x has an issue? >>> and more importantly- who else will have access to the VPC- NSA/CIA/DHS? >>> >>> still not sold- 50 per months x 36 = 1800- i can get a nice optiplex >>> or hp with office for less >>> >>> just my .02 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Jean-Paul Natola >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> From: jeff.s.gottl...@gmail.com >>> To: ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com >>> Subject: [NTSysADM] Bye Citrix >>> Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:18:12 -0800 >>> >>> Just released today! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2013/11/amazon-workspaces-desktop-computing-in-the-cloud.html >>> >> >> >
