It could have been done that way - but it wasn't my decision 2009/11/20 Ken Schaefer <[email protected]>
> What about a quiet word from the CEO to the recalcitrant? > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, 20 November 2009 4:47 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to > install whatever > > > > With regards to the blocking of IM status changes, this came down to a > drive from the CEO for software-based presence awareness. People sitting in > "Do Not Disturb" for two weeks were not making things easy for us to show > presence awareness. As with all things, it is the actions of a few that > spoil it for many. > > 2009/11/20 Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> > > I think this really depends on the company you’re working for. Go work for > Microsoft, and you can pretty much do whatever you want to your laptop > (provided it’s legal). My company is the same. But I can understand the > other arguments being made here (which I largely agree with). > > > > In a large enterprise, IT is a productivity tool – a cog in a wheel. But I > disagree with some of the more extreme measures being mentioned here (like > disallowing people from changing their IM status). People can take the phone > off the hook if they need some uninterrupted quiet time to get some work > done – why shouldn’t they be able to be avoid being bothered on IM? > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, 20 November 2009 9:37 AM > > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > > *Subject:* Re: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to > install whatever > > > > When you've outsourced IT, there's no one left to torture or object. > > But, as with all other ill-fated trends, we'll see the pendulum swing back > the other way as productivity plummets. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Alex Eckelberry" <[email protected]> > > *Date: *Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:27:46 -0500 > > *To: *NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > > *Subject: *RE: WSJ Reporter thinks IT departments should allow users to > install whatever > > > > The interesting and amazing thing is that this really is where some major > companies are going – giving their users stipends to buy whatever equipment > they want, etc. > > > > > > > > *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.html > > > > 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." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > http://raythestray.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." http://raythestray.blogspot.com ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
