Why IT Professionals Aren't Monogamous

We're fortunate that this nasty bit of business hasn't penetrated every aspect of enterprise IT. Its lascivious invitation to IT professionals simply could not be more direct: "pay-as-you-go." How such a slatternly proposition goes unchecked by the authorities, I know not.

The suite when you can get the app for free?

"Why buy the suite when you can get the app for free?" I found myself mortified upon overhearing this utterance escape the lips of a research executive. However this is the reality of the modern situation.

But to extend virtualization to a shared computing infrastructure where servers are swapped around willy-nilly just isn't right. It's a digital version of the Kerista Commune, a constant key party of computing.

The moral decline in information innovation driven

I abhor the moral decline in information innovation driven by these new movements. I have seen first-hand how they destroy committed, long-term relationships between enterprise software conglomerates and their clients. Sure, there were rocky moments between the betrothed-the service pack, the bug fixes, the integration and training consulting-however leaving was never an option pursuant to this agreement the old agreement. When you tied the knot with a vendor, you couldn't just unwind it.

I'm not proud of it, nevertheless I have contributed to the decline. My company's server automation products are delivered as a service and available online. Our mobile app is free to use-even in public. And worst of all, we empower IT professionals to try cloud computing for the first time. I blush just to think of it.