The big takeaway here is that if it's really "versus", i.e. the programmers and sysadmins are having a power struggle, you're screwed. If one side or the other

The big takeaway here is that if it's really "versus", i.e. the programmers and sysadmins are having a power struggle, you're screwed. If one side or the other "wins" you're even more screwed. If your programmers and syadmins are working at cross-purposes, then you have a serious problem that needs to be corrected immediately.