We seem to forget that our IT jobs have been historically loathed by other departments within business because they have taken away work that used to be done manually.
This is not some new thing. Each technology advance has led to a *displacement* of work. Work moves from some area to some new/different area. Many of those in the old area who have or develop new skills, are able to transition, those who don't are not, and some new people arise from elsewhere with the skills and get work. It's a cycle that IT has benefited from more than most, and the rules are still the same: Regularly acquire new skills, or get left out/behind. You can't control your destiny 100%, but you increase your odds greatly by identifying new trends, and making them workable. A decade ago, this argument would likely have been about whether or not companies needed to be on the web, and how unsafe/costly/pointless it was. Oh, well... *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...* * * On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 4:04 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, it was mostly outsourced to other vendors prior (IBM is their > incumbent outsourcer). So, I have no doubt that some people at IBM might > lose their jobs. On the other hand I imagine Fujitsu is hiring. It’s not > like the email or work has gone away.**** > > ** ** > > Cheers**** > > Ken**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Mathew Shember [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 June 2011 2:50 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"...**** > > ** ** > > Interesting.**** > > ** ** > > Any layoffs as a result?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Mathew**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2011 11:34 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"...**** > > ** ** > > As ASB points out – financial institutions are big outsourcers – whether > for development, or infrastructure. One former customer of mine just moved > 50,000 mailboxes to Exchange hosted by Fujitsu/Microsoft: > http://www.itnews.com.au/News/261689,westpac-shifts-50000-inboxes-to-microsoft.aspx > **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Mathew Shember [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, 28 June 2011 3:08 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"...**** > > ** ** > > Financial institutions are heavily regulated and can’t treat security > measures as an expense.**** > > ** ** > > I heard one Cloud person talking about who we don’t need data centers, you > can put your source code on the cloud. **** > > ** ** > > Are people willing to trust the cloud with that?**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thanks,**** > > Mathew**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, June 27, 2011 11:57 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Be Very Wary of "The Cloud"...**** > > ** ** > > *>>**I want to have total control over my programs and data and I won't in > the Cloud! All my backups are done locally on hardware and by personnel > located in MY location!* > **** > > ** ** > > In many cases, this is a good business decision. In some cases, however, > doing so adds cost that is not commensurate with the value provided. Knowing > when this is true, is smart business.**** > > This is why every organization does not process its own credit cards, or > manage its own ecommerce, or attempt to staff its own local data centers > 24x7...**** > > ** ** > > *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...***** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 1:42 PM, MMF <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > The Cloud will cause the loss of both onsite jobs and hardware. That's not > what concerns me. It's the loss of control and security that concerns me. I > want to have total control over my programs and data and I won't in the > Cloud! All my backups are done locally on hardware and by personnel located > in MY location! > > M. Free**** > > > > > > <The Cloud is just another name for outsoucing. > <If the cloud takes hold, datacenters will quick enough move to China/India > and the IT profession in the US will be dead. > <A few cisco guys will be left over to keep the internet up, and that's > about it. > > <Fight the cloud!**** > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
