Gil: > On Oct 15, 2017, at 10:38 AM, Paul Gilmartin > <[email protected]> wrote: > > The processing power of the z is ample, as are its reliability, security, and > economy of operation. But as companies merge and move into new lines > of business and areas of operation, as there are changes in tax laws, > environmental regulations, reporting requirements, and insurance laws; > as operations move to Internet and cashless transactions, management > information systems changes are necessary. > > The technology of coding with "glass keypunches" and change management > by 8-digit line numbers is insufficient to the task. And attrition of > programming > talent adds to the need for new techniques. I do not disagree with you however, take a look (for example) a payroll system. When I looked at it, every quarter (or so) the tables had to be updated. You will not see anything different in a new payroll system. Tax laws change and so does the new program. Outside of somehow doing a query of a remote system to get new tax tables, the principal is the same. I sure would not want something like my payroll system going out side my company to do an inquiry. That is asking for a lawsuit plain and simple. If it is done in house you have a greater chance of getting it right than a remote system, plus you have to depend on the remote system not being hacked and a few other security issues. You also cannot tell a customer that he can’t get checks because of an issue that is not under your control. You will loose a customer and get sued. When you have programs that do basic things there is not a need for the new and shiny thing, just to have it, you have to justify it and most managers I have worked with don’t like to hear new and shiny.
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