This is not a new perspective ... every so often some 'journalist' expresses their opinion that IT should yield to the fact that we should support whatever the end users want .. the names change, and sometimes some of the specifics, but all are myopic with regards to the risks and costs of allowing this to occur. At a minimum following standards helps to save the companies $$$ by limiting costs, not even considering security issues and the cost for outage
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security _____ From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:13 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to install whatever Discuss: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703567204574499032945309844.ht ml I believe this is more an indictment of the low quality of journalism nowadays. It's little more than a rant on his employer's IT policies. In no instance does he discuss the measured effect of IT policies might have within an organization. He makes vague allusions to the productivity gains users could acheive if allowed to use any software they felt necessary to do their job. Near the end of the article he does finally discuss some of the valid reasons for constraining users ability to install shiny new software in order to be more "productive." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
