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The Myth:

if it isn't broken, don't fix it

Reality: everything needs replacing eventually

preserving data and systems integrity

danger of sitting too long on the wall

The temptation to avoid a discretionary iT upgrade can be overwhelming, because we are conditioned to believe: if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. Of course, skipping the odd hardware or software generation, or two, is not a bad strategy if you need to save precious time and money, by not upgrading systems that [...]

The Myth:

We control our vendor/product strategy

Reality: the marketplace drives consolidation

the impact of vendor and product consolidation

beware of the empire builders

We like to think that we are in control of our iT strategy, carefully choosing our products, vendors and providers to fulfil our Grand Designs. But there can be Hell to pay when our well-planned roadmaps are threatened by the sudden merger or acquisition of a key

software quality and integrity

build an impression with version one

Good developers understand the importance of building and functionality into a robust first release, while others regard version one simply as a public extension of the testing process; their strategy being: ship early/ often and fix [...]

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