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Thursday, September 15, 2011

The broad spectrum of IT

IT (information technology) covers a broad (huge?) spectrum.

I got this link by email the other day for a webinar on web performance testing (or ... as they put it ... "Getting ready for Cyber Monday")

The complexity of network issues, backups, help desk, internet connections, through speed, hardware issues, software issues, development issues, 'bugs' (aka "defects" or "flaws") and getting business value can boggle the mind.

So more of a systems analyst / business analyst, I prefer to look at the new systems and ways that can give value and competitive advantage to a company, (and ... I prefer not to look at the 'mess' behind the scenes). Create this system (or buy a package and install it) and life will be good (unless the network goes down, I have been hacked, the data is compromised, the traffic is too heavy for Cyber Monday or some other infrastructure problem occurs). Ah, it is nice to wear rose-colored glasses (but ... I am so glad there are realists behind the infrastructure making it all work!!!)

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