An online notebook
But the real answer to the question depends on how IT is defined. If narrow definition is used and IT is taken to mean nothing more than base infrastructure, then Carr’s viewpoint remains correct. If, however, the definition of IT encompasses the entirety of an organization’s technology portfolio and strategy, however, the assertion that IT … Keep reading
“I think we have to accept that there’s going to be legacy stuff out there, and there’s going to be unsupported systems. So it would be better to accept that we’ve got that and come up with strategies for how we’re going to manage that.” Original: https://gdstechnology.blog.gov.uk/2018/05/24/understanding-legacy-technology-in-government/
The endless noise emanating from Silicon Valley essentially has two complementary elements. One is all about dreams so unlikely that they beggar belief: the idea that the Tesla CEO Elon Musk will one day set up a colony on Mars; or that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg can successfully marshal an attempt to “cure, prevent and manage” … Keep reading
Is it modernize or die? Or modernize and die? For banks updating their computer systems with secure mobile features it can be both. Many run mainframes on legacy code that’s gone dark — no one understands it anymore. Original: http://www.dw.com/en/fail-by-design-bankings-legacy-of-dark-code/a-43645522
A tweet from Simon Wardley made me chuckle this week: I'm convinced huge swathes of hapless new / social media consultants have rebranded to digital transformation. — Simon Wardley (@swardley) September 25, 2017 It stung a bit too – after all, I started out being someone promoting social media in government, and now here I … Keep reading