Ryan, thanks for posting on this thread. Unless there are opinions from several areas of involvement, any discussion is only so much guesswork.

I'm glad you see potential for crossover or...

I think the really telling sentence in the article is "So if they're going to shoot for a new release every 2-3 years to get people into Software Assurance and...

Actually, now I've had a chance to reflect on this subject, I'm more than ever convinced that specialisation shouldn't be taken too far.

We all know that IT has proliferated to...

Good point, Dan

The company that employs me has an IT strategy of actively investing in skills in-house, requiring design/spec/project management to be done by employees, and using third parties (contractors/consultants)...

An interesting article, but it all relies on that first sentence, "We increasingly move towards specialization". That's quite an assumption, and I'm not sure it's correct. Certainly it'll be right...

Personally, I think it's about relevance.

I live in the UK, so it seems we have more restrictions placed on employers than in the US. Not sure that's a bad thing....

I agree with you (i.e....

After Petabyte (Pb) comes an Exabyte (Eb), followed by a Zettabyte (Zb). Wikipedia does a good explanation, as always.

Regarding the editorial, it's an interesting subject, and lots of companies will...

I'm not entirely sure what point you're trying to make, Ram, but English most certainly is predominant in certain situations, and Steve...

Bob Abernethy (1/11/2008)

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The other major difference is the type of "products" you are talking about. With physical products the Wal-Mart model has its advantages of scale and...

Sarah Dutkiewicz (1/10/2008)

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A couple others that might not be on there but that you might hear from the technical support crowd:

- PEBKAC: Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

- PICNIC: Problem...

You'd like...

.... or, perhaps, "When at the bottom of a whole, stop digging"...

A silly question, perhaps, but if you're not a SQL Administrator, who in your company is?

Because that's the person who should be wading into this fight. You're absolutely right to...

Amazing how often people come up with new paradigms based on theory, and then tout them without testing the theory against reality. "Our software's great. It lets you get all...