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FINAL WORD
Five difficult IT
habits to break
As IT is proving a constant challenge
for business leaders who attempt to
operate efficiently, they must be aware
of unhelpful IT industry habits to avoid
turning their IT departments into a
disaster. Alan Conboy, Office of the CTO
at Scale Computing, offers some words
of advice to prevent bad habits occurring.
I
T departments want to reap the most benefits from their IT
infrastructures – there is no question about it. Having spent
a lot of time and money building them, it is only natural for
their return on investment to be top of mind. However, many IT
departments make it very difficult for themselves to be satisfied with
the quality of the infrastructure they buy. This is due to bad habits
that the industry as a whole has developed over the years when it
comes to spending. Below are five terrifying IT habits that will play
mischief with your data centre budget.
1. An inability to let go
One of the key differentiating factors between IT and many other
industries is that IT technology and hardware should not, and
often will not, last forever. Investments such as houses, cars and
even fashion warrant the mindset of ‘don’t fix something that isn’t
broken’. The IT industry on the other hand, doesn’t, as it is constantly
changing and developing, so much so that equipment and software
can become a liability faster than many IT departments can plan for.
Businesses should treat technology solutions as though they aren’t
going to last forever – as perishable goods with a ‘use by’ date that
may be sooner than expected.
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