======================================================================== CTO SOURCE http://www.infoworld.com ======================================================================== Tuesday, August 17, 2004
TOP STORIES ======================================================================== * Six great myths of IT * The six myths of IT * IT Myth 1: Server upgrades matter * IT Myth 2: Eighty percent of corporate data resides on mainframes * IT Myth 3: All big shops run multiple platforms * IT Myth 4: CIOs and CTOs have a greater need for business savvy than tech expertise * IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail ADVERTISEMENT -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Develop next generation enterprise applications in weeks Development organizations are under pressure to deliver applications that connect people and information within and across corporate boundaries. This paper guides IT managers in selecting a development platform to speed business application development and automate critical business processes without new staff or Java experts. http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C8:2B910B2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Six great myths of IT ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Urban legends from the tech trenches ... and the realities behind them For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C5:2B910B2 The six myths of IT ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Time to face reality. Some of our bedrock assumptions turn out to be unfounded. And chief technologists can be subject to outdated beliefs as often as any professional. With that in mind, we addressed six common IT myths and deconstructed them to give managers a clear view of some important assumptions that might otherwise throw a monkey wrench into their technology plans. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267BD:2B910B2 IT Myth 1: Server upgrades matter ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time When was the last time you swapped out the processors on a production server? Have you ever ripped out a working system's RAID controller and substituted one with bigger cache? How about pulling out a machine's mirrored 18GB Ultra160 SCSI boot drives just to replace them with some 36GB Ultra360 spindles? For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C1:2B910B2 IT Myth 2: Eighty percent of corporate data resides on mainframes ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time It's past time to retire the myth that mainframes, those impenetrable-looking boxes understood by only a few IT magicians, still store 80 percent of all corporate data. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C0:2B910B2 IT Myth 3: All big shops run multiple platforms ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time As the New Wave band Devo said, "Freedom of choice is what you got. Freedom from choice is what you want." Were they right; is having no choice easier than having to decide for yourself? Does this principle apply to IT? Do enterprises seek heterogeneity rather than single-vendor solutions? For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C4:2B910B2 IT Myth 4: CIOs and CTOs have a greater need for business savvy than tech expertise ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Job No. 1 for the first CIOs to emerge in corporate shops almost 20 years ago was to make sure the business goals of the corner office were being served by the technologies put in place by the IT department. They were to be the bridge between two very different cultures. For the full story: http://newsletter.infoworld.com/t?ctl=8267C3:2B910B2 IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail ======================================================================== Posted August 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. 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