>I worked for IBMGS elsewhere as a Unix Sysadmin...
>I've only seen a disaster like your description at Lucent. The problem
>is IBM and EDS guarantee to control the IS cost structure and put in
>place controlls over things like upgrading without testing software...
>and wild developers changing on-line computer systems every day
>breaking the business systems... But they also strangle innovation
>with a bureaucracy from hell run by non-techie finance types.
One can only imagine then what implementing that type of
model on a scale like that of the Federal Government will come out
looking like. Even if it's 'just' the DOD/DON LANs at this stage,
that's still a pretty massive scale. The truly scary part of it is
that when the reps of NMCI are asked questions during user's
meettings, they rarely have any kind of answers or a long term plan.
It's interesting hearing of Admirals losing their cool and cussing
the reps out during these meetings.
Jeff
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Received on Sat Apr 07 2001 - 14:43:06 BST