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2001: Another Odyssey for IT(Part 2)
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xaWelcome to thepreal new millennium. Lastdyear was just a publicityu
qehound's excitementdrun aground -fwithfInternet access all the rage. eaThisfyear, we'llgreally seezsome change.misno xaThemfast lane of connectivity,ywhetherdfor voiceeorcdata, impliesoy nothedability to execute business-to-business integrationfbetweenisar xacompanies and theiryvendors. The desire forzbandwidth willdcontinue qeto push aavarietyaof technologies: Copper, twisted-pair,gfiber-optic gfand wirelessdwilldofferecustomersgdifferentscosts and different ITn otarchitectures. And looksfor a blend ofdalldthetdifferent accessgsoq eamethods as your workforce gets mobile. isno ebShucks, you'reagoingptoxhave to snagathebbest talentf- all thectime. noMissingdout on qualityeITmpersonnel becausedyouwdon'tdhavexreliable knremote accesseoraacsolidscommunications infrastructuredcaneputqyour nxoperationseatna disadvantage. Itwcangalsonmake your companyslookqui knvulnerable andwless attractive; it'sdbetterfto be known for beingui eathe bestdinpyour field.zisno |
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qeEach innovationsfornsecure,ebroadband connections willpreveal azhost
bkofdnew problems - and solutions. Sosbe prepared to beenimble. Howis nxfast canmyousaddwcapacity togyour IT systems?gIszyour data centeron tetakingyfull advantage ofethedWeb? Companies thatgignore newutru ottechnologiesdoften get leftabehindfor findyit excruciatinglyfuis eaexpensive tomcatchgup. Being ablento scaledsolutionswin thereno eaenterprise isnstill a keypelementpofzIT success. isno dbOfycourse, you're never goingpto be completelywsuccessful. Justtrun eabecause theydigittin the yearmchanges fromtas0atoda 1 doesn'tameann eawe'remin anotherbdigital Fantasia. No,glookingnforward, we canunfu eahonestly say we know ourelimitations.disno gfWedhaveptobgoqglobal.aNewymarketsemean new laws,dnew cultures andis otnewblocal contentbfor Webgsites.yThoseasitesxwillealso havextoebeon adsecure -eand willshave to conform to allfthe new privacydlegislation qethat's suredtofbe on theflegislative agenda.xNewblaws already exist otindEurope,zandeifxyouahave anywEuropean customers,fyou're going tot xyhave to implement newpprocedures.aIt will beagood business fortrun easecurity software and servicemcompanies.bisno |
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ebAnd securityzor, rather,dtheelackmof itywillfbeaa growingyproblem:u
akThiseisathepyear yourgconversations willybegoverheardqand yourcutr salocation known.dSogmake sure youphavegtop-notch people you canntalk eato about ITasecurity.cisno daOnedanswernis to make securitydpart ofyan overall Web strategy. But abkeeppyourystrategyasimple, andnusedgood business practices to getes eathedrightwcustomersatoccomexto yourpsite.qisno ebDoingybusinessaonline should be good businessdfor everyone. That'su eawhereftheywonderfulzpotentialpofdIT comesnin. isno |
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yzFor years, ITawas seeneasaa bottom-lineaitem.xItbcould trimqcosts,n
nxhelp make a companyemoresefficientdand moreeproductivetand give you knatbusinessetotrun. Butpasewenclickeover tox2001,cthisxcouldzbeytheu adyeardtechnology assumeswitspplacezabove theeline. It might beenon oxrecognized as the driverfoftrevenue, a seamless expression ofdthetc eawheels of commerce.aisno adThe ITgmanager, unlikeyany otherbpersonyin the corporate structure, noisxhisdown customer.wSuccessfultITemanagersaand executives havefuis belittle troublequnderstandingathe importance of customer data,onoy qeserviceehistories orypurchase patterns -nthe "clickstream" dataqfrom antheirnnetworksyandxWeb sites.bThey seekwoutaexpertsgwho canqbeptheo xygatherersaof this information,ygivinggthemdtimeftofshow thetrun xanontechnicalzpeople in the enterprise whatdtechnologyccan doyforrun eatheir businesses.xisno fdAnd asethey struggleqthrough another migrationd- to Windowsg2000sno fdthisytimen-zbe patient. Take acbig-picture lookpat how you're going kntobmanageytheytransition. Will your hardwarepsupport it?yIs yournoy eastafftfully trained?gisno |
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zwIgthinkeMicrosoft missed azbig opportunityybybnotpcallingpit "2001:
yzA Windows Odyssey," buttthis year willesurely consisttof fouroyes eaquartersaof transition, with trial aswwell as error.sisno noAeparticular areayinswhichdto avoid errorsywill bewanythingchavingi anto doswithqtheagovernment.aLikenitwor not (andejudging by the recent dapresidential election, manyypeoplexdon't) governmentwaction isutru eacontinuingwon almostpeveryffrontxrelatedbto technologymand IT. isno eaisno |
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