This blog is about the application of technology in a large corporate enterprise. I know this because 1) I work in IT in a large enterprise and 2) I write this blog. I’m an IT enterprise architect which means I’m supposed to know something about almost everything IT. In reality we sift through the unbelievable volumes of data and infromation about current and new technologies, identify the ones we think can help our company make or save money, find out if they actually can help us make or save money, and then convince people to spend money to bring these technologies in to help us make or save money. If all goes to plan someone else will get the credit, and if all goes badly we’ll get the blame. That’s not whining, that’s just my view of my job, and I’m more than OK with that.
Corporate IT offers challenges you just won’t find in technology companies, small companies, software vendors, or consulting shops. Most IT professionals work in corporate IT, and there’s plenty of websites and resources devoted to telling corporate IT how they should be doing things. Harder to find are the corporate IT professionals who actually have to make it real. This blog is one small attempt to contribute to the maintenance of their sanity by trying to reflect that reality.
The blog’s title? Just a reference to Nicholas Carr’s (in)famous article in The Harvard Business Review – “IT Doesn’t Matter.” I actually agree with the content of what Carr wrote, but the title is very misleading, and a thorn in the side of corporate IT professionals everywhere.
The content and opinons in this blog are mine, and mine alone. They do NOT reflect the positions of my employer, or even the positions I advocate for my employer.
