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[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 20/09/2012 3:28 PM, grove at zeta.org.au wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Sep 2012, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>
>> Information Systems are far too important to be left to IT specialists.
>> Unfortunately bureaucrats rarely see the difference between IS and IT.
>
> I think Bernard just hit on what my Sysadmin problem is.
>
> Much of my job that used to be "Systems Administration" is now run by 
> Analysts that see the same thing as IS.  Unfortunately, that applies
> to email, web, LDAP and more.  More unfortunate is that these "Analysts"
> are not very good at "Systems Administration", so the services get 
> outsourced
> or dumbed down....

The obverse of my "Information Systems are far too important to be left 
to IT specialists." observation is:

IT is too complex to be managed by managerial or bureaucratic diktat.
Unfortunately bureaucrats rarely see the difference between IT and IS.

> ...still looking for that thing where I get to use both halves of my 
> brane...
>

Rachel
If it's any help, IMHO, that's what information system architects should 
do - act as the bridge between the business and technology.
Unfortunately most architects don't agree with me - they think its all 
about solutions, I think its all about problems.

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Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Canberra Australia
email:   brd at iimetro.com.au
website: www.drbrd.com