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Mind the Gap not the Name
Posted: Aug 26, 2006
Avi Rosenthal, Technologies Consultant, Independent Consultant |
After reading George Colony's view and the comments to it. The only agreement is no agreement about what a new name for IT should be if any.
The real issue is the gap between IT and Business. George Colony is right:
Business can not function without IT, but IT is also a main obstacle to business growth due to no Business and IT alignment and the current inflexible IT architectures.
I think that in the past we (IT people)focused on new technologies and architectures (and perhaps new names and acronyms) instead of servcicing the business requirements.
My impression, based on many clients organizations,is that we (IT people)can do more in order to reduce the gap. In my opinion,SOA, if properly implemented, would reduce the gap for the long term.
As far as the less important naming is concerned I have no acronym to offer.
If a new acronym would emerge the following elements could be part of it:
Information, Processes,Services.
I agree with Phil Murphy and others that Business should not be aprt of that acronym.
Should Technology be part of it?
I am not sure.
Technology is a broader term refering to other non IT technologies, which may be essential for some business segments (e.g. Mchanical Engeenring technologies in Automobile or Airoplan industries).
Avi Rosenthal
Stratgeic Technologies Consultant
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