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Is Web 2.0 A Bigger Threat Than Outsourcing?
An anonymous reader writes "According to InformationWeek, Web 2.0 is even worse than outsourcing for IT jobs. The article talks about corporations that have laid off IT staff and replaced them with technologies like mashups and wikis that can help people get things done without involving IT. Most IT people still think Web 2.0 is an overhyped buzzword, but that might not matter: So many Web 2.0 apps are sold (or given away for free) by software-as-a-service companies like Google that people can bypass IT altogether, and IT might not even know until it's too late."
Somebody's recently learnt a few buzzwords, bought a blender, put everything together and just 'mashed' it up to come up with this article!
Get a life!
i live on an alternate planet
... to evolve and replace the more mundane tasks of our lives with efficient and reliable solutions? I'm a firm believer that in this field, regardless of your specialty (sys admin, programmer, dba, etc...), it's always better to embrace new technology than to shun it. Learn something new. Find out how it can make your job easier, or if it even pertains to your job at all. With knowledge, comes power. Knowing these technologies, how to implement them, and their strengths and weaknesses will only make you more valuable not only in your current job, but in the market. It's not the technology's fault that you couldn't keep up with the field.
Having said that, this is just another case where buzzwords + major assumptions = the IT chicken littles running around screaming about the sky falling.
In an effort to conform with internet communication standards, please note that the above comment is 100% biased opinion
And this means that the IT department SHOULD be replaced as the ridiculously expensive overhead that it is. If you guys don't see how crazy it is to argue that $3000.00/gig is an okay cost, then you are missing the whole point - this is why company ARE outsourcing equipment and employee resources - the cost savings CAN be made to overcome the hassles - at $3000/gig!