Comments on: Currently Reading: Does IT Matter? http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm Technology, Strategy, People and Projects Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:27:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eric Brown http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm/comment-page-1#comment-328 Eric Brown Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:45:13 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm#comment-328 Good points Scot....thanks for stopping by. I especially like you comment of "when we treat IT as a commodity, our business becomes a commodity as well"....I agree. Good points Scot….thanks for stopping by.

I especially like you comment of “when we treat IT as a commodity, our business becomes a commodity as well”….I agree.

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm/comment-page-1#comment-330 Scot Herrick Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:17:21 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm#comment-330 Even IT management views themselves as a commodity -- hurting their ability to really support businesses. If you were to look at any new product or service out there, I'd venture to say there is a significant IT component that is included in the delivery or support of the product or service. When we treat IT as a commodity, our business becomes a commodity as well. A dangerous place to be. Even IT management views themselves as a commodity — hurting their ability to really support businesses.

If you were to look at any new product or service out there, I’d venture to say there is a significant IT component that is included in the delivery or support of the product or service.

When we treat IT as a commodity, our business becomes a commodity as well. A dangerous place to be.

]]> By: Eric Brown http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm/comment-page-1#comment-331 Eric Brown Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:14:51 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm#comment-331 Well if it isn't the old genei himself. Thanks for the laugh...I'll drop you an email to catch up...and yes...that is a lot of gray. :) Well if it isn’t the old genei himself.

Thanks for the laugh…I’ll drop you an email to catch up…and yes…that is a lot of gray. :)

]]> By: Chris Hladik http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm/comment-page-1#comment-329 Chris Hladik Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:39:24 +0000 http://ericbrown.com/currently-reading-does-it-matter.htm#comment-329 First, I consider myself a genei (a crotchety one at that) without experience in many areas of business and technology. Second, there are better things to find at Half-Price Books. Third, wow!.. that's a lot of gray, old man! :) First, I consider myself a genei (a crotchety one at that) without experience in many areas of business and technology. Second, there are better things to find at Half-Price Books. Third, wow!.. that’s a lot of gray, old man! :)

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