Author Archives: johnj
It’s All About The Data
It in early days of commercial IT, hardware was very expensive, so it was centralized and rationed. Data was locked up in mainframes where few people could access it. The evolution of mini-computers in the the 70s moved data into … Continue reading
The Industrialization of IT
Many organizations with unique, hand-crafted, IT operations are looking to industrialize those operations. Before the production and distribution of electricity was industrialized, many firms had their own in-house power-generating systems. Those firms migrated to the electric grid in the early … Continue reading
“We never want another update from Microsoft again”
Microsoft executive Bob Muglia* said he was meeting with a chief information officer last year when the man grabbed him and said, “You don’t get it. We never want another update from Microsoft again.” The man was frustrated by the … Continue reading
What does it really cost to have an in-house email service?
Last year, Forrester Research published a report by Ted Schadler called, “Tier Your Workforce To Save Money With Cloud-Based Corporate Email.” This chart in that report caught my attention: These costs are based in a large firm of about 100,000 … Continue reading
Are you prepared for the fourth wave of computing?
In 2005, Forrester researcher Christopher Mines wrote a paper called “The next big thing for IT” in which he talked about the “waves” of computing. That same topic has been addressed by a number of researchers and IT vendors over … Continue reading
Email/Collaboration: In-house vs hosted by EcoSuite?
Most IT organizations are under pressure to look at their budgets and ask if they if doing the right thing for the organization. Senior management are also asking, is IT our competitive advantage or another cost of doing business that … Continue reading
