A key elephant in the room in this article: if it's just about hiring the right people, why is that so hard? Because most companies treat technology as a cost c

A key elephant in the room in this article: if it's just about hiring the right people, why is that so hard? Because most companies treat technology as a cost center, not a profit center. Even for companies where that's the case, treating technology like a cost center is like treating legal as a cost center -- existential company killing risk goes way up if you don't pay for the real deal. And for companies where it isn't, you'll just flat out waste your money. Pay for a Yugo when you need a big rig and you'll get exactly what you paid for, which won't be what you need.