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Guerrilla IT, Embracing the Superuser?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the which-one-am-i-again dept.

snydeq writes "First it's letting users manage their own PCs and now it's sanctioning the shadow IT projects they do on the down low: 'You probably know them. They're the ones who installed their own Wi-Fi network in the break room and distribute homemade number-crunching apps to their coworkers on e-mail. They're hacking their iPhones right now to work with your company's mail servers. In short, they're walking, talking IT governance nightmares. But they could be your biggest assets, if you use them wisely. The reason superusers go rogue is usually frustration, says Marquis. "It's a symptom of the IT organization being unable to meet or even understand the needs of its customers," he says. "Otherwise, it wouldn't be happening." The solution? Put them to work.'"

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  1. End users by dredwerker · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can't let the end user have any power. Just ask the BOFH ;)

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    1. Re:End users by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 4, Funny

      Including electric power, of course.

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      Ezekiel 23:20
    2. Re:End users by luigi517 · · Score: 2, Funny

      watch me:)

    3. Re:End users by smittyoneeach · · Score: 5, Funny

      I will knit an array of sweaters and overcome your fascism with static electricity!

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      Get thee glass eyes, and, like a scurvy politician, seem to see things thou dost not.--King Lear
  2. So, I get two salaries, right? by TheWoozle · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great...now I get to do IT's job for them. In addition to my own work. So, I'll get paid for all the extra time I put in working on an IT project, right? Remind me why we even have an IT dept. again?

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    1. Re:So, I get two salaries, right? by docwardo · · Score: 2, Funny

      I just sent this article to my IT director and asked if she contributed to this article. This is basically what happened to me and they did put me to work, with an extra salary (albeit a small one since i'm only 10% IT)

  3. Great idea... by spywhere · · Score: 2, Funny

    Then, the proles can install Kazaa and LimeWire... and put the shares on the corporate servers.


    Yes, I've seen that done.

  4. Re:Please tell me by gruvmeister · · Score: 2, Funny

    The only people who talk like this are those who write for business-related magazines, or useless middle management types who are at least aware of their uselessness and are attempting to avoid drawing attention to it by making your brain shut down.