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The thing is that things like Active Directory are very useful in managing large numbers of systems and users. Ditching them would make IT much more expensive t
by raesene9 8y ago
The thing is that things like Active Directory are very useful in managing large numbers of systems and users. Ditching them would make IT much more expensive to run and, as many companies view operational IT as an expense to be minimized, that's a hard argument to carry.
- fulafel 8y agoThat's the conventional wisdom, but it really depends on what the alternative is. Many things done by an IT-dept provided environment often have negative value for many/most users and most of them can be dropped, or replaced with something less centrally managed.
- raesene9 8y agoOf course it depends on the alternatives. Less central management == more costs, right? you need more people to administer disparate systems Most corporations view IT operations as an overhead. What do you do with overheads.... you minimize them :) That said from a security standpoint, all those little disparate systems aren't really any easier to secure, in fact they're likely harder, it's just the consequences of compromise may be lower
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