Comments on: In with the New — Out with the Old. A Conservation Approach to IT http://blog.makingitclear.com/2009/09/16/outold/ Insight for Current and Future Business Leaders Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:37:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Haim http://blog.makingitclear.com/2009/09/16/outold/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Haim Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:19:29 +0000 http://blog.makingitclear.com/?p=1511#comment-517 Es obvio que tenemos la costumbre de apegarnos a las cosas viejas cuando estas son de buena calidad; y la que existe en el mercado para sustituirla, su valor esta por las nuebes,quizas nos identificamos y nos aferramos a la cosa vieja porque es facil manejarla,entenderla y todo aquello que nos hace mas fácil la vida diaria.Pero no podemos cerrar los ojos frente al avance tecnologico y debemos estar informado , actualizarnos ya que la evolución tecnologica no espera a nadie y por ende quedamos fuera de competencia. Un ejemplo que he vivido;tenia yo una pc de escritorio excelente por mas de 10 años,mis hijos crecieron son universitario y todos usabamos la vieja pc;pero aparecio ABA y todo aquello que te hace navegar supersónico en el ciber espacio.Compre una pc portatil de la misma marca de la vieja;nos a cambiado la vida a toda la familia,y hoy la vieja pc lamentablemente tenemos que sacarla ocupa espacio. Es obvio que tenemos la costumbre de apegarnos a las cosas viejas cuando estas son de buena calidad; y la que existe en el mercado para sustituirla, su valor esta por las nuebes,quizas nos identificamos y nos aferramos a la cosa vieja porque es facil manejarla,entenderla y todo aquello que nos hace mas fácil la vida diaria.Pero no podemos cerrar los ojos frente al avance tecnologico y debemos estar informado , actualizarnos ya que la evolución tecnologica no espera a nadie y por ende quedamos fuera de competencia.

Un ejemplo que he vivido;tenia yo una pc de escritorio excelente por mas de 10 años,mis hijos crecieron son universitario y todos usabamos la vieja pc;pero aparecio ABA y todo aquello que te hace navegar supersónico en el ciber espacio.Compre una pc portatil de la misma marca de la vieja;nos a cambiado la vida a toda la familia,y hoy la vieja pc lamentablemente tenemos que sacarla ocupa espacio.

]]> By: Harwell http://blog.makingitclear.com/2009/09/16/outold/comment-page-1/#comment-506 Harwell Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:58:28 +0000 http://blog.makingitclear.com/?p=1511#comment-506 Thanks for your comment. Yes, you have to establish a point of stability. In the apartment example, you have to first furnish the apartment. For IT, you have to get systems up to a basic level. The main point is that you don't hold on to things that you are functionally replacing. And you don't assume that things will always be there just because they've been there in the past. But as for your Windows/Ubuntu example, I am definitely including operating systems. I worked with a client whose IT budget was much too high for its value because the client was supporting half its users on a Mac platform and half its users on Windows, using different applications for each platform. Their IT value improved once they made a decision and went in a single direction. Thanks for your comment. Yes, you have to establish a point of stability. In the apartment example, you have to first furnish the apartment. For IT, you have to get systems up to a basic level. The main point is that you don’t hold on to things that you are functionally replacing. And you don’t assume that things will always be there just because they’ve been there in the past.

But as for your Windows/Ubuntu example, I am definitely including operating systems. I worked with a client whose IT budget was much too high for its value because the client was supporting half its users on a Mac platform and half its users on Windows, using different applications for each platform. Their IT value improved once they made a decision and went in a single direction.

]]> By: Richard http://blog.makingitclear.com/2009/09/16/outold/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Richard Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:28:34 +0000 http://blog.makingitclear.com/?p=1511#comment-505 This logic only goes so far. For example, how did they furnish their apartment in the first place? I'm assuming there is some sort of exception rule for the first lamp to be purchased and placed in the apartment, otherwise they would still be sleeping on the floor. The same thought goes for business; sure its a great idea to throw out the old whenever it gets replaced by the new, but you just can't wake up one day and say "You know, that Windows XP thing is old, lets install Ubuntu!". Your business would probably go down the tubes before you finished the sentence. This logic only goes so far. For example, how did they furnish their apartment in the first place? I’m assuming there is some sort of exception rule for the first lamp to be purchased and placed in the apartment, otherwise they would still be sleeping on the floor. The same thought goes for business; sure its a great idea to throw out the old whenever it gets replaced by the new, but you just can’t wake up one day and say “You know, that Windows XP thing is old, lets install Ubuntu!”. Your business would probably go down the tubes before you finished the sentence.

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