Re: OT: Interesting DB article

From: Noons <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:54:00 +1000
Message-ID: <3f7aa425$0$2471$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

"Billy Verreynne" <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in message news:1a75df45.0309302329.2ce7cca8_at_posting.google.com...

> The problem and challenge are *MANAGING* change. Change itself is not
> a problem. Change is good. Any business that is dormant and not
> changing is dead. Period.

You are assuming that the business *is* IT. That is not necessarily the case. A business that *uses* IT does not necessarily stagnate because it stopped evolving its IT.

> A good architecture. Exploiting the technology provided. That is what
> makes a system robust and able to keep on exploiting new technology
> when it makes business sense to do so. That has very little to do with
> how fast vendors crank out new technology.

Exactly.

> You cannot blame the toolmaker for the lack of skill and knowledge of
> the tooluser.

No, but I can blame the toolmaker when it makes tools that are way out of what I use them for.

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Nuno Souto
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Received on Wed Oct 01 2003 - 04:54:00 CDT