This article really comes off as a prima donna developer, who may understand how infrastructure works, but not why strategic decisions are made. Security is th

This article really comes off as a prima donna developer, who may understand how infrastructure works, but not why strategic decisions are made. Security is the primary driver for VPNs, and a significant driver for IT-controlled devices. Maintainability of the infrastructure is another large drivers for devices. And finally, cost control of your support organization is easier when they have a limited scope to what devices and configurations they will support. It isn't that his points are incorrect -- They are just pretty minor compared to the actual business drivers of Enterprise IT.