I second that.
And don't forget those people who have been in the same company and the
same office for over 20 years and still reminisce about the 'good old
mainframe days'.
The first thing a new guy hears is, 'We don't like change here!'
Upgrading? Don't fix it if it ain't broke!
If you get a request, tell the requester that this is very difficult to
do and could have all sorts of implications for the rest of the system.
Or even better, 'we can't make any changes because then we can't upgrade
the software later, and therefore only the software vendor can make
changes to the code.'
And of course at #1000 a day for their consultants it better be important.
If he or she still wants it, ignore it until they ask again.
If they don't, it obviously wasn't important enough anyway.
Users will find a way to solve their problems without IT, and in no time
the whole business runs on spreadsheets because the stupid 'legacy'
software is useless anyway.
And who's fault is that?
And then you get stupid software vendors who want to sell only their
latest web-based, platform independent software product and tell
management they will stop support for that old product soon and
therefore they should rather not upgrade and buy their latest toy.
Or of course the old IT-manager retires and they hire a follower of the
Church of Codd as replacement.
I've been around and seen it all.
It isn't always a PHB.
Symeon Breen wrote:
There can also be blame at the coalface as well - I know many "pick" guys
who really are dinosaurs and who bury their head in the sand if xml, web
services, web access etc are mentioned ...
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Glenn Sallis
Sent: 20 April 2009 14:48
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [U2] UV to SAP migration disaster
It's yet another story that makes people who know and understand the
multivalue database model cringe. Often one of the reasons for migrating
seems to be due to decisions being made upstairs by people who have not
bothered to consult the people with the knowledge to inform of the
technical realities and work involved in such a major change.
I have noticed over the years that SAP has been very heavily marketed.
There is usually a reason for a product needing to be advertised ;-).
Just because a product has massive marketing muscle behind it doesn't
mean it's the bee's knees. I'm sure this story won't be the last
expensive disaster!
Glenn Sallis
Software Developer
Flextronics Logistics B.V
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