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On Wednesday 17 September 2008 17:30:19 Joseph Michael Scott wrote: > Ok, I haven't worked for an IT organization at MSU for the last four years. > I left myself on the NAG list, and although there have been quite a few > discussions I almost stepped in on, I blew it off. Working for MSU was fun, > but my life demanded a change, and like any NORMAL functioning biological > organism, I followed the path that made the best sense for my survival. Too > bad MSU seems hell bent on committing suicide.. > > Look, the days of mainframes and free speech over. Sure, they were fun and The days of free speech are over? What are you saying? > there were many days of 'flying by the seat of our pants' to meet the > overwhelming needs presented to us in the IT field. I was an exciting time > where every single day meant you could honestly discover something brand > new that blew your socks off. However, a group of certain folks whom > control what could/is the centralization of MSU's IT infrastructure are > convinced that if they allow any changes that would update or centralize > MSU it is going to rob them of their childhood. GET OVER IT! > > I currently work for a large international consulting company, and have > done/am doing quite a bit of work for not only MSU but other campuses, both > large and small. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM shy of MSU understands that their > business is to educate students, NOT to throw around their opinions. They > also recognize that in order to get students to actually WANT to attend > their university they MUST present an IT solution that will make the > potential students not only sign up for their university, but continue to > WANT to attend. There is so much talk in these discussions about the lack > of funding being the root cause of slapping a quick ugly fix on outdated > technology. Want to take a guess WHY there is a lack of funding? > > One last word to the hippies whom when I started working for MSU told me > that it was against campus policy to have a firewall, or AV solution on my > email, as it would violate the freedom of data (or whatever that amazingly > INANE rule is).. Whenever that rule existed, it isn't here now, and hasn't been since 9/1996 when I started here. > > Microsoft is NOT run by Satan. It is NOT out to sort through YOUR email or > YOUR web browsing habits. They could give a rats butt whether you searched > for naked hobbits in whip cream yesterday. Why don't you do the entire > campus a favor and retire to some commune somewhere. Unions were NOT > created to ensure that sticks in the mud like yourselves could ruin > companies by demanding your have seniority.. MS isn't run by satan, but neither does it code well. THAT is my concern. > > Sorry for the rant, but enough is ENOUGH! I'm really puzzled at what you are saying. MSU is not a centralized IT structure, and I think thats a good thing. MSU provides a lot of services that work pretty well, but if a department wants to do otherwise, it can. How can that be improved on? This provides choice. --STeve Andre' Political Science