Enterprise IT
Only One Opportunity To Do It Right?
Begin all projects with the end in mind. Use this mantra to keep your efforts focused and directed. However, it seems that a casual audit of the practices that go into corporate intranets illustrates that we still haven't learned many of the lessons client/server taught us. Steven Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, writes: "It's a principle that all things are created twice, but not all creations are by conscious design." Many intranet sites out there don't seem to have the luxury of doing it right from the start. The need to deliver solutions ASAP is the busy work that prevents us from stepping back and assessing what we're building.
ReadThe NC: Moving Beyond The Cost Of Ownership
The network computer (NC) won't make it in corporate networks. At least not in the way you think it will. Don't get me wrong, the NC has wide applicability and relevance far beyond its immediate target--the Wintel desktop. Standards and portable applications have been my own personal hot button for years, and it's refreshing to see the market validate open systems to a greater or lesser degree. </font><br><br>However, at issue here is the fact that most corporate shops and industry outlets look at the total cost of ownership as the be-all and end-all of the NC. True, user support, technical infrastructure and administration are less onerous in the NC scenario, but by how much? The NC may reduce these problems, but it will not eliminate them. <p>
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