Re: Software glitches leave Navy Smart Ship dead in the water

["Norm" <normanmo@clark.net>]

On Wed, 22 Jul 1998 11:50:02 +0000, Steve Cohen wrote:

>  I tried to answer this question before and had Mitch come down hard on me,
>but I still think it's relevant.  The managerial elite would rather not
>think about technical issues and has probably resented for years the
>technical employees it has had to hire who know more than they do and have
>unjustifiable (in the minds of the managerial elite) powers over them.  They
>would rather deal with One Big Geek who will give them a point and click
>system that lets them do most of what they want then follow the advice of
>the little geeks they've hired.  Going with Microsoft at this point is a way
>to get revenge on the geeks you've hired - you can ignore their advice or
>maybe even fire them.  Reliability is a secondary concern.


     I do believe that's part of it, but I believe many of them have
also been fooled by M$ promises and hype.  M$ pitches them something
that on the surface looks like a good deal, but they soon find out that
not only is the technology inferior to the alternatives but the costs
related to maintenance and lost productivity are huge.

     Where they've really bypassed the "geeks" is in the decision
making process.  Instead of using their IS staff's knowledge and
expertise to help them with developing the best solution for their
business they're allowing themselves to be fooled into believing they
don't need the "geeks" to make the best choice.  Empty promises and a
manager with a fertile ego usually equals another NT sale for M$.

--
 ...Cheers,

 ...Norm

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