April 19th, 2008
It And The Totally Autonomous User
Remember the saying, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle?” You couldn’t throw a pet rock in the ’70s without hitting a woman wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with it.
I wouldn’t be surprised to start seeing these at the office - but with a twist. Today’s version would substitute “business user” for “woman” and “IT department” for “man.” All of the major technology research companies, from Gartner to Forrester to IDC, say that the idea of a centralized and all-powerful IT department is beginning to look as dated as, well, a pet rock.