OT: But too funny...

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Tue Feb 12 11:48:35 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marvin Johnston [mailto:marvin_at_rain.org]

> Douglas Quebbeman wrote:

> > Seriously, Outlook isn't the source of the stated problems;
> half-assed,
> > self-taught, sycophantic sysadmins who can't secure their
> systems are!

> Is that true, or has network management gotten to the point that it
> takes the equivilent of a PhD to be able to manage the thing?

Actually, no, but it's a combination of some things:

The software that's mandated for use in most companies (by people
who have too much authority in the company and no idea what they're
doing...) is terrible, and hard to manage.

The people being hired to run networks these days only know how to
"use" this terrible software, leaving anything that isn't garbage
to be either neglected or outsourced. (usually the former...)

People don't expect decent performance from their systems, because
of the aforementioned terrible software, and so points one and two
continue.

Well, that's what _I_ think it is...

Chris


Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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