[LINK] Lenovo, Microsoft, Adobe win NSW schools contract
Marghanita da Cruz
marghanita at ramin.com.au
Thu Apr 2 10:13:29 AEDT 2009
Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> Ivan Trundle wrote:
>>> More than 400 full-time technical support staff will be employed to
>>> help solve any problems with the laptops.
>>
>> Staggering. And more staggering is the language, '...help solve any
>> problems...'.
>>
>> I always thought that the IT industry was attempting to self-
>> perpetuate itself by creating systems that are complex and unable to
>> be maintained without a ridiculous amount of support. Here's proof.
>>
that should be each tech looks after 500 computers - which is maybe one or two
techs per school.
> I did the sums - 200,000 computers 400 people - that is 5000 people -
> given that these computers are running windows - most of the [low]tech
> jobs will be involved in maintaining antivirus software and permitting
> access to innocuous websites.
>
> Marghanita
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