Itâ(TM)s actually kind of amazing. For a basic firewall, ScreenOS is so rock-solid stable and âoejust worksâ. As nice as the Junos CLI is, itâ(TM)s a shame that Juniper killed ScreenOS.
However, I do agree with you. They have lost focus on what was working (not that it was a good product, ie Windows 9x and NT), and because they lost focus on what was working for them as a company, other's are now far ahead (Apple) or catching up (Linux) to the projected features of Vista. Oh, BTW, we know Vista will have the typical initial release issues that Windows releases have.
Microsoft dead? Nope. They will still be around for a long time - much like IBM, but we will see a shift to alternative operating systems and desktop software products within the next three years.
Pretty neat program even if it has been around for years. Great concept to allow a test drive of various OS's on HP hardware - before spending the money for the hardware. Also pretty cool to just try out operating systems that I wouldn't be able to play with otherwise. Way to go HP!.
Exactly! For the most part, IT jobs are about providing a service to a customer (whether an internal department or external customer) to help maximize the customer's ability to serve their customers and provide a better good or service.
If you understand the business needs of your customer, you can provide a better service to the customer than the guy in the next cubicle who may be a whiz, but isn't as valuable because he doesn't fully understand the business needs of the customer.
The people who take the time to develop business skills, and wrap their minds around business problems will carve a role for themselves, no matter what company they may find employment - because they are more than an "IT guy".
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iOS 11.2.5 beta just dropped, so maybe, but I doubt it. Until it is, more hush and less drivel please.
Itâ(TM)s.
Itâ(TM)s actually kind of amazing. For a basic firewall, ScreenOS is so rock-solid stable and âoejust worksâ.
As nice as the Junos CLI is, itâ(TM)s a shame that Juniper killed ScreenOS.
Seriously. MS's strength was the OS? Ummm. OK.
However, I do agree with you. They have lost focus on what was working (not that it was a good product, ie Windows 9x and NT), and because they lost focus on what was working for them as a company, other's are now far ahead (Apple) or catching up (Linux) to the projected features of Vista. Oh, BTW, we know Vista will have the typical initial release issues that Windows releases have.
Microsoft dead? Nope. They will still be around for a long time - much like IBM, but we will see a shift to alternative operating systems and desktop software products within the next three years.
Pretty neat program even if it has been around for years. Great concept to allow a test drive of various OS's on HP hardware - before spending the money for the hardware. Also pretty cool to just try out operating systems that I wouldn't be able to play with otherwise. Way to go HP!.
Exactly! For the most part, IT jobs are about providing a service to a customer (whether an internal department or external customer) to help maximize the customer's ability to serve their customers and provide a better good or service.
If you understand the business needs of your customer, you can provide a better service to the customer than the guy in the next cubicle who may be a whiz, but isn't as valuable because he doesn't fully understand the business needs of the customer.
The people who take the time to develop business skills, and wrap their minds around business problems will carve a role for themselves, no matter what company they may find employment - because they are more than an "IT guy".