Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Private sector Q&A

Q: Does IT still provide competitive advantage?
No, it's a commodity. We just expect it to work. Why is it so expensive? (fits with Susan's efforts). May be yes with recruitment. Younger workers will want access everywhere. Yes, reduces complexity.

Q: Other than savings and simplicity what is the benefit of CSSI?
Closer relationship without competitive fears. Go from refresh mentality to change mngmnt mentality.

Q: Pitfalls of CSSI and how to avoid them?
It's not a panacea.
Hardware is only 30 percent of the cost. More training (wow, sounds like he's hinting we're not qualified)

Q: Hype of service oriented architecture SOA?
old wine new bottle
reusable code. Interoperability. Layers workflows and ID common entities. There are new tools. Web xml.

Q: Can SOA help with legacy code?
Yes. It depends. Why? Augment the existing working system, wrap it with SOA.

Q: Where can key efficiencies occur in asset management?
Bar code. Save staff time. Equip tracked as it's logged on the network automagically.

Q: Open source?
Open office. JAVA. Star office. They work.

Audience questions
Q: What is the state going to do about open source?
Explore the options. Some departments are already experimenting.

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